Quote Originally Posted by ermitonto
Evolution is a constant and gradual process. It does not stop for any species. Why would one assume that we have reached the end of our evolutionary path, when our form has been evolving consistently for 4 billion years? Evolution is the constant change of the makeup of the genetic pool, and we can all agree that today's genetic pool is not exactly the same as the genetic pool of 10,000 years ago. As people are born and die, the genetic pool changes and the human phenotype changes as some populations persist and others die out. No amount of society and government can stop that. The question is, what kinds of changes will come about, and how beneficial or harmful will they be for humanity?

I'm not saying we should let people die either. I'm just trying to generate some discussion on what effect modern civilization is having on the inevitable process of evolution.
humans indeed change, but change itself is not evolution. evolution is the result of a certain area of the species having a survival advantage which makes them dominant in the gene pool. over the millions and millions of years creatures evolved because those most adept to the situation stayed alive, not because our genes recognized the need for survival. that is why we would stop after 4 billion years of evolving, because disantvantages to survival no longer mean death as they would in nature.
mrdevious Reviewed by mrdevious on . 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