Human species 'may split in two'

[sithgoblin]

Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said.

Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge.

The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a decline due to dependence on technology.

People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added.

The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures.

Race 'ironed out'

But in the nearer future, humans will evolve in 1,000 years into giants between 6ft and 7ft tall, he predicts, while life-spans will have extended to 120 years, Dr Curry claims.

Physical appearance, driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility, will improve, he says, while men will exhibit symmetrical facial features, look athletic, and have squarer jaws, deeper voices and bigger penises.

Women, on the other hand, will develop lighter, smooth, hairless skin, large clear eyes, pert breasts, glossy hair, and even features, he adds. Racial differences will be ironed out by interbreeding, producing a uniform race of coffee-coloured people.

However, Dr Curry warns, in 10,000 years time humans may have paid a genetic price for relying on technology.

Spoiled by gadgets designed to meet their every need, they could come to resemble domesticated animals.

Receding chins

Social skills, such as communicating and interacting with others, could be lost, along with emotions such as love, sympathy, trust and respect. People would become less able to care for others, or perform in teams.

Physically, they would start to appear more juvenile. Chins would recede, as a result of having to chew less on processed food.

There could also be health problems caused by reliance on medicine, resulting in weak immune systems. Preventing deaths would also help to preserve the genetic defects that cause cancer.

Further into the future, sexual selection - being choosy about one's partner - was likely to create more and more genetic inequality, said Dr Curry.

The logical outcome would be two sub-species, "gracile" and "robust" humans similar to the Eloi and Morlocks foretold by HG Wells in his 1895 novel The Time Machine.

"While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is a possibility of a monumental genetic hangover over the subsequent millennia due to an over-reliance on technology reducing our natural capacity to resist disease, or our evolved ability to get along with each other, said Dr Curry.

He carried out the report for men's satellite TV channel Bravo.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6057734.stm

 

[blind_fury]

The hype race will diverge into two sub-species. There will only be two extremes of mods and trolls with no one inbetween.

 

[Hades]

Sounds..strange.

What supports these theories?

 

[Fried Gold]

He carried out the report for men's satellite TV channel Bravo

This pretty much invalidates everything presented.

 

[sithgoblin]

Sounds..strange.

What supports these theories?

Just speculation I think. No one can know what impact technology that hasn't been invented yet will have on us.

 

[Rambo, John J]

This pretty much invalidates everything presented.

Exactly what I thought when I saw the last sentence. My hope is that, despite our nanny culture, all the idiots will eventually get themselves killed off anyway and the gene pool will become relatively unpolluted.

 

[Hades]

Exactly what I thought when I saw the last sentence. My hope is that, despite our nanny culture, all the idiots will eventually get themselves killed off anyway and the gene pool will become relatively unpolluted.

Eh...I doubt the.

The more we we increase are technological prowless, the easier it will be to save lifes.

 

[Galactus]

It feels like we already have split in two: rich and poor

 

[Rambo, John J]

Eh...I doubt the.

The more we we increase are technological prowless, the easier it will be to save lifes.

Yeah... But I can dream...

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

There already exists two races,the minorties and non-minorties.What is shocking is that it speaks of interbreeding,i was hoping that the non worthy would eventually die out.

The dependance on technology makes perfect sence,as the "being picky sexually wise" i wonder what humans would look like 1 million years from now,if they exist on this example..

 

[jaguarr]

Bravo financed and engineered this "study"? Hahaha!

jag

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Kind of like Eternals and Deviants...nice, I get to be an Eternal...suck on it b*tches.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

It already has happened.

People who want the Thing to be a man in a rubber costume
People who want the Thing to be CGI

The CGI group are intellectual giants, masters of art, literature, science...they are a delightsome species of surpassing beauty.

The rubber suit group, they are hunter gatherers in the wild, mainly subsisting by raiding CGI people's smaller towns and harvesting their garbage. They have the beginings of a primative "language" and are sometimes mistaken for large lemurs or small bears. They are very violent and territorial and should be avoided.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

It already has happened.

People who want the Thing to be a man in a rubber costume
People who want the Thing to be CGI

The CGI group are intellectual giants, masters of art, literature, science...they are a delightsome species of surpassing beauty.

The rubber suit group, they are hunter gatherers in the wild, mainly subsisting by raiding CGI people's smaller towns and harvesting their garbage. They have the beginings of a primative "language" and are sometimes mistaken for large lemurs or small bears. They are very violent and territorial and should be avoided.

What if you want a suit mixed with CGI to enhance it's appearance.

 

[SuperFerret]

What if you want a suit mixed with CGI to enhance it's appearance.

You're stoned to death in the town square.

 

[Lackey]

stupidest sh** I've ever read


Wilhelm's post, however

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

What if you want a suit mixed with CGI to enhance it's appearance.

transitional species, such as the so-called "Missing Link"

 

[jaguarr]

Kind of like Eternals and Deviants...nice, I get to be an Eternal...suck on it b*tches.

That would make me an Eternal Deviant, but I don't think we're talking about the same thing.

jag

 

[Ronny Shade]

It already has happened.

People who want the Thing to be a man in a rubber costume
People who want the Thing to be CGI

The CGI group are intellectual giants, masters of art, literature, science...they are a delightsome species of surpassing beauty.

The rubber suit group, they are hunter gatherers in the wild, mainly subsisting by raiding CGI people's smaller towns and harvesting their garbage. They have the beginings of a primative "language" and are sometimes mistaken for large lemurs or small bears. They are very violent and territorial and should be avoided.

lemme guess, you're a rubber suit guy.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I am the Hype's lord, god king of being pissed that they didn't make him CGI. It's the only reason I'm here.

 

[The Lizard]

I think the two separate races will be the Neo-Con-Nazis and the *******s.

Those seem to be the two main groups of people on the Yahoo News message boards, anyway.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I am the Hype's lord, god king of being pissed that they didn't make him CGI. It's the only reason I'm here.

you should start being pissed at how they wrote the script and hired Tim Story.

Thing CGIness should be a secondary concern.

 

[Boom]

So what happens when these sub-species mate?

 

[Ronny Shade]

So what happens when these sub-species mate?

See my avatar for details

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

you should start being pissed at how they wrote the script and hired Tim Story.

Thing CGIness should be a secondary concern.

I'm pissed about all of that too.
But I am not so much a Fantastic Four fan as I am a Thing fan.
The chance to see him "brought to life" in a big budget movie, and then watching them ruin it, will never be secondary, to me.