Next Dominant Species On Earth...

[Lunar_Wolf]

 

[TNC9852002]

Jellyfish and sponges don't have brains. No chance they'll ever figure out enough (unless some form of them evolve into brain-posessing and highly intelligent versions of themselves) to be able to dominate the world. Parasites are pretty unlikely too, as they only act on basic instinct in most cases.

The best case I could see is dolphins, which seem to be the common belief.

Well, with humans out of the picture, who says you need intelligence to be the dominant species on Earth?

I figure mammals like Dolphins would be much more greatly affected by atmospheric changes in the future than a jellyfish would.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

If anything comes close to dominance, humans will kill them long before it happens.

True story.

 

[ttotheusher]

Apes and robots will fight for supremacy

Or will they join forces to become Robot-Apes?

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

hypesters

seriously how many on here could be classed as human

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Does homo superior count as human?

Maybe the human race already split into another species but it was kept secret. They have 400 IQs and like to eat live animals.

 

[Carcharodon]

Well, with humans out of the picture, who says you need intelligence to be the dominant species on Earth?

It would be appropriate to define "dominant" in the context of this discussion. Human dominance is gauged by how effectively we are able to manipulate our surrounding environment to our benefit.

How can we define dominance outside of human parameters?

 

[SuperFerret]

It would be appropriate to define "dominant" in the context of this discussion. Human dominance is gauged by how effectively we are able to manipulate our surrounding environment to our benefit.

How can we define dominance outside of human parameters?

I defined dominance as being the most successful and prolific living group on the planet, similar to how the dinosaurs were the dominant group.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Aftermath: Population Zero is a little more accurate than Life After People. Life After People got a ton of stuff wrong about deterioration rates.

 

[DOG LIPS]

Aftermath: Population Zero is a little more accurate than Life After People. Life After People got a ton of stuff wrong about deterioration rates.

The correct answer is: Michael Bay.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

The correct answer is: Michael Bay.

Always is, always shall be, and what both movies got wrong is Michael Bay's legacy will live on forever.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Also, all these "post-human" movies are pretty US centric, ignoring completely the durability of cities like Dubai, Hong Kong, the Mayan ruins and most of Japan which have a lot of stone structure capable of surviving for centuries upon centuries.

 

[bunk]

The creature from Fringe last night. Damn!

 

[SuperFerret]

Also, all these "post-human" movies are pretty US centric, ignoring completely the durability of cities like Dubai, Hong Kong, the Mayan ruins and most of Japan which have a lot of stone structure capable of surviving for centuries upon centuries.

But a new dominant species wouldn't arise after a few centuries, it'd at least take a few millenia, or more likely, a few million years. Nothing we've done to the planet will last that long.

 

[Star]

Yep, the Earth is totally ****ed

Yay humans

 

[ShadowBoxing]

But a new dominant species wouldn't arise after a few centuries, it'd at least take a few millenia, or more likely, a few million years. Nothing we've done to the planet will last that long.

There are certain structures and monuments capable of surviving that long a time scale, there are artifacts capable of surviving even longer than that.

 

[SuperFerret]

There are certain structures and monuments capable of surviving that long a time scale, there are artifacts capable of surviving even longer than that.

I sincerely doubt that anything humans have built will be around in any major or recognizable state. What're the oldest structures we have around today? A few thousand years old?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

The reason the video(s) are bunk is because they seem to assume every major monument or building is made out of a) wood, b) steel or c) cement (which is reinforced with steel). Steel oxidizes fairly quickly, so naturally any steel structure would collaspe, but structures made from granite, for example, or something comprable (like the great wall, the Statue of Liberty's base, The Pryamids, Mount Rushmore, several castles, etc, etc, etc) would be around for millenia, or at least until something drastic happened. Aftermath "Population Zero" is much better because it is a little more thorough, and it's time scale is more accurate.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

I sincerely doubt that anything humans have built will be around in any major or recognizable state. What're the oldest structures we have around today? A few thousand years old?

Actually, it really doesn't matter what we built that still stands, it's more the material it's built from, or some materials, both synthetic and natural have very, very, very low oxidation rates (the oldest surviving structure is believed to be over 6000 years old BTW).

 

[ShadowBoxing]

The whole show's point is somewhat moot and unarticulate though. If we die off completely and there is never again any intelligent life such as our own, then truly even the most massive skyscrapper won't even be proof of our existence as there will be no one to interpret it. If intelligent life does form, then there will ALWAYS be proof, just as now we have proof and evidence of life and non-life that existed millions upon millions of years before the dawn of man.

 

[Grievous]

Lotta bull, all of it. Humans will always rule.

 

[Cunning Stunts]

Well, with humans out of the picture, who says you need intelligence to be the dominant species on Earth?

I figure mammals like Dolphins would be much more greatly affected by atmospheric changes in the future than a jellyfish would.

... Because intelligence would allow you to reign supreme over less intelligent species, regardless of whether or not they're human. Unless something is just massively powerful with little intelligence (dinosaurs), I severely doubt when it comes to sea life that jellyfish will rule anything. They don't even have brains.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

The whole show's point is somewhat moot and unarticulate though. If we die off completely and there is never again any intelligent life such as our own, then truly even the most massive skyscrapper won't even be proof of our existence as there will be no one to interpret it.

Unless they discover our internet. Our planet will be a gold mine of porn and YouTube clips.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Unless they discover our internet. Our planet will be a gold mine of porn and YouTube clips.

"Apparently these "HUmanz" found pleasure in "loling" at other humans being hit in the crotch, and then also liked to "skeet" at pictures of other humans disrobing to primative filming devices".

 

[Sawyer]

Cylons.