Says this report. I think there is nothing surprising in it because theories of human evolution change as our living-style alters. The report says there will be different species, but there will be no race. Anthropologists often wonder why there aren’t different human species as there are different species in every form of life on earth. For instance there are different types of cats, there are different types of wasps, different types of birds, etc. so why don’t humans have different species? This is quite an interesting question.
Different races evolved due to the isolation of hundreds of thousands of years. Until a few thousand years ago we all lived on different continents, totally cut off from each other. As we started traveling and moving to the other parts of the world we intermixed but the fundamental race features survived. For instance many people in north India have race features of the Europeans, the Orientals, and of course the Asians.
The report says the human species will peak in about 1000 years when we’ll live for 120 years and grow up to 6 to 7 feet tall. Then we’ll start altering drastically, for the worse. Advances in medicine and technology will turn us baby-like in about 10000 years (if we don’t kill ourselves by then or aren’t hit by something from space).
Aside from this, the two species will consist of highly intelligent and strong people and not very intelligent and weak people. This can actually happen because if we depend too much on technology we don’t overcome our weaknesses. For instance, people who cannot calculate more eagerly use the computers or the calculators rather than sharpening their calculation skills. Similarly, people who don’t like to walk use mechanical vehicles more than people who love walking. There are people who use technology for simple tasks and mindless fun and there are people who either develop technologies or put them to better use by doing something more productive. Take for instance the Internet: some people use it to access porn or play online games and some use it to spread awareness regarding various social, political and environmental issues, or at least use it for professional purposes.
I’ve often said that the world is run by only a select few people, and the rest just live like pests. It’s a pure indication of two evolving species.
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