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Is Human Evolution Over?
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We have not quit evolving. There are people being born without wisdom teeth, and such. This is a small step forward for us. Likewise there are changes taking place in us all the time. They are just very slow. Simply because you never notice, doesn't mean that evolution has stopped. You need quit hoping for a massive sudden change in our biological make-up, and start realizing that Homo Sapien Sapien will someday evolve to be the thrice wise man.
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I am fearful of very few things, but there are two which were just mentioned that frighten me quite a bit. One is humans manipulating human genetics... some people are just too stupid to be trusted with genetics. The other is the extinction of species of life. Species' diversification is the one safeguard the Earth has with which to perpetuate life, even should a worldwide disaster occur. Hopefully, more people will learn this, and we may have a renewal in green movements that actually think.
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Quite the opposite, we're evolving at dangerously high levels (we might burn out), fuelling the process with information & physical resources. For less than 300 years, we've become at least 30% taller (have you seen a real medieval armour? it's as if it was made for Ballins :-) ), we are eating much more energetic food (and yes, BigMacs are better than what a medieval peasant ate) & we have expanded our cognitive abilities beyond ANY expectations of our ancestors. Our lifespan is getting into the hundreds (look at Japan)... We are the hotshots of our local galactic arm

PS:
Evolution only stops when it's subjects are dead (part of the environment).
There is NO de-evolution (fallacy).

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My bet is that in the next 100 years it would be decided if we would be capable of conquering the Milky way...
No fucking joke!

Cheat sheet:
Genetics: Finding the codes for renewable nervous cells.
Engineering: Quantum Computing (we have to try... might be useful)
Engineering: Usable fusion.
Genetics: On Demand genetic modification through pills (AIDS? mutate! Flu? mutate!)
Genetics & Biology: Taming some viruses & bacteria species to serve mankind (AIDS? -> has some kewl mutation algo -> USE IT)
Engineering: Conquering our solar system, as there is TONS of stuff just on the asteroid belt. Europa & some other moons are full of WATER: easy hydrogen (for fusion) & oxygen (life). Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune are big fucking fuel tanks (full of goodies).
Genetics & Engineering: Figuring out practical immortality & machine body enhancement.
Engineering: Finding the best reactive engine (the stuff that propels the spacecraft must fly out at speeds near sol)

This might be enough for the trek:
If we manage to achieve space travel at 1% ~ 4% sol we should be able to reach Alpha Centauri in about half a century...
Currently found extrasolar usable planets are in 100 ly -> In less than millenia we're there

Now, what about 1 000 000 years??
(Remember, your 'day' as practically immortal being is measured in years, you're only limited by resources)
And who knows... One day  we may learn how to suck suns & blackholes even


2010, oct 21
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Just musings of a mad man...
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