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#5629087 - 05/14/06 04:31 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Why does this photo show a fluctuation of heights in human evolution? I thought we grew taller according to the theory?
 Like this

But anyways how do u guys think the next step of human evolution will be? How much taller will we be? How much smarter? Will we be less aggressive and more tactical? Will we be smart enough to have world peace?
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well, we didnt evolve from just one species either, we are a mix of species according to the theory. I think it was sapien and homo erectus that met and made us, but im not to sure, that was many semesters ago
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the next step is nuclear warfare, then a long nuclear winter, then evolution starts fresh
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Re: Evolution [Re: fresh313]
#5629122 - 05/14/06 04:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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i think the "growing taller" in the pictures has little to do with us becoming larger and more to do with us becoming more upright. In fact with so much overpopulation I'd guess we will shrink to make more room.
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CosmicFool said: i think the "growing taller" in the pictures has little to do with us becoming larger and more to do with us becoming more upright.
yeah I think the same maybe eventually we will resemble the cliche alien 7 ft tall thin as hell
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We'll evolve into sentient jello molds... then into hovering brains... and then into flowers that dance when music is playing.
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Evolution rarely progresses along such a linear path like shorter -> taller. Height will be different at various points along an evolutionary path because the environmental stresses as well as coping abilities of the animal change over time.
When we first began to walk upright, humans relied much more on brute strength for survival than we did on intelligence and mental capabilities. As a result we got larger and taller.
Somewhere along the line we began to use our heads more for survival than we did brue strength - so a human no longer had to be as tall or strong to acheive the same level of survival. From this point on it actually becomes adventageous to be smaller and more agile.
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mungojerry said:
How much taller will we be?
Well, considering asians are going to take over the world...
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Re: Evolution [Re: Herbus]
#5629385 - 05/14/06 05:53 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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to chime in on the second part of your question I don't believe humans will evolve physically any longer. Our minds and ideas can evolve far faster than we can biologically. To give an example: if we were to enter another ice age we would simply come up with better ways of keeping warm with clothing and shelter rather than grow thicker more coarse hair over our bodies and developing shorter and squatter bodies
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notapillow said: I think gay people are the next and alst step of the evolution process.
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ok, to answer the first posts' question
the whole of humanity is just spirialing downward, evolution is almost soley going to happen on individual basis
the next step for our race (as a whole) and for the individuals is to that of the non physical realm
but few mortals are ready for that shift
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lowdominion said: Our minds and ideas can evolve far faster than we can biologically
perhaps faster but not completely, evolution will still continue, this is not our most advanced form
our reptilian brain has changed very little through evolution but the other parts of our brain have grown drastically through the course of evolution. Scientist believe this occurred either to increase our ability to make tools or for social reasons. If this progress continues future humans will be taller/slimmer,less hairy and far more intelligent beings kinda reminds you of

perhaps eventually we will evolve far past homo sapiens and into something greater
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What would be the reason for us getting taller? There isn't any need for taller or reaching up or out. We dont need to get taller to survive.
In my view of the world it seems we will be getting smaller and fatter. Our asses and legs will not be needed as much as our eyes and fingures.
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Re: Evolution [Re: Konnrade]
#5629675 - 05/14/06 07:18 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Konnrade said: We'll evolve into sentient jello molds... then into hovering brains... and then into flowers that dance when music is playing.
The flowers need a root substrate--I'd guess they will spring forth from sentient jello mold brains. If you're on the savannah, you'd need those flowers for shade to cool your brainmold. It's simple evolutionary sense.
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Corporal Kielbasa said: What would be the reason for us getting taller? There isn't any need for taller or reaching up or out. We dont need to get taller to survive.
In my view of the world it seems we will be getting smaller and fatter. Our asses and legs will not be needed as much as our eyes and fingures.
this is definitely possible maybe this is as upright as we get..... but was it neccessary for survival for apes to get taller? they did
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Apes are rather large and the bodies bone sctructure is more compacted. Not smaller but hunched over. Like a guy with bad posture but wurse. That prolly why we got back troubles! Our bodies are constantly wanting to go backwards to its original roots. You know we got to get higher!
I might not be looking highley of our planitary situations at the moment. As long as we keep reaching to the sky id say we are on the right track, but maybe we shouldnt be?!?!?!
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