Thinking About Human Evolution

[Edgar]

All speculation aside, there is something known as the the Flynn effect, which is the rise of IQ test scores each year. On average IQs are going up 3 points per decade.

Edgar Reviewed by Edgar on 09-14-2005. Thinking About Human Evolution Fundamentalists, this is not the thread for you. I've been thinking lately about human evolution. Evolution is a process that affects all species, and there is no reason to believe it has stopped working in mankind. In fact, it is well known that species which have to suddenly adapt to a new environment evolve more rapidly than others. Now, in the past 10,000 years, just 1% of the time in which modern Homo sapiens has existed, we've witnessed the creation and flourishing of civilization, by Rating: 5

[ermitonto]

That might be an environmental effect. Nature versus nurture, you know. Which one is driving the IQ points up? We don't know.

Maybe really stupid people just don't get laid. Maybe educational and parenting techniques are getting better. Maybe both.

[Edgar]

Yeah, nobody knows for sure why the scores are going up.

[Edgar]

Although 1 thing is certain, they are going up everywhere that iq tests are given.

[beachguy in thongs]

we don't allow those with inferior mental capacy to breed. until then, we'll remain slaves to televisions and spout of word-for-word phrases that our leaders use (ie. protecting your freedom).

Well, I don't really look at them as inferior unless they have tails. TV is a fad. Stupidness skips generations, Intelligence never does.

[Edgar]

Ermitonto, you might want to check this out.

http://www.hedweb.com/hedethic/hedonist.htm

[ermitonto]

I for one am very wary about the prospects of combining machine and man. Sounds like the first step towards the replacement of the latter by the former. Maybe it's inevitable, but I hope not. I like humans.

[Edgar]

You should read it all.

It's more about improving the living conditions of all life.

[ermitonto]

I wish I could take all the time to read that, but I'm having trouble just keeping up with the necessary readings for my classes. And my recreational reading list is building up as I haven't had any time to get to that either. *sigh* So much information, and only one lifetime to absorb it.