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Submitted by jigglypuff (View user info) at 2007-10-26 08:54:18 EDT
I came accross this on the BBC news site and thought it might interest some of you.
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.
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Submitted by Yams (user info) at 2007-10-28 23:08:23 EDT (#)
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AS YOU KNOW, I AM FROM THE FUTURE. TO CIRCUMVENT SUCH A PROBLEM OCCURRING, WE MERELY CULLED THE ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, ATHLETIC, EVOLVED HUMANS FROM SOCIETY SO THAT WE WERE LEFT WITH STUPID, SQUAT GOBLINOIDS. DON'T WORRY, YOU ALL HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR, YOUR OFFSPRING WILL BE FINE.
Submitted by Hookhand (user info) at 2007-10-28 17:14:05 EDT (#)
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There won't be a planet earth in 10,000 years.
Submitted by Unabonger (user info) at 2007-10-28 16:23:21 EDT (#)
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people that are believing this shit are just as moronic as scientologists.
HG Wells and L. Ron Hubbard are NOT qualified religious leaders or scientists...
Just like Fred Thompson isn't qualified for the Presidency. Think, people.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-27 10:48:55 EDT (#)
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Bad katy, in your bed and as for you drogo im gonna smack you down. BIATCH.
Submitted by Wompom (user info) at 2007-10-26 20:05:36 EDT (#)
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HA. Like humanity could even survive that long. Beyond that, an amusing read and a load of hogwash.
Submitted by beat_raven (user info) at 2007-10-26 18:57:10 EDT (#)
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ironic.
I saw this post by you and thought of this: -2
Submitted by DasHeer (user info) at 2007-10-26 15:09:08 EDT (#)
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except that two beautiful people can produce incredibly ugly children and viceversa
Submitted by Byrd (user info) at 2007-10-26 15:07:30 EDT (#)
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Advances in genetics and technology in general will virtually render evolution obsolete in the future.
Everyone will be a perfect test-tube baby. And methods to encourage physical and mental health will continue to develop.
That doesn't mean everyone will do their best and take advantage of it. But most will. If there is two species of humans in the future, it will be made up of those wealthy and willing to better themselves and their children genetically, and the other that can't or won't. I suppose it's similar to what the article said, but the methods of getting there are different.
Submitted by Respek (user info) at 2007-10-26 14:51:10 EDT (#)
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We've already hit that stage in humanity. This website alone is FULL of squatting goblin-like creatures.
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-10-26 14:49:08 EDT (#)
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I'll put this in the same category as these "super" meteors, volcanoes, hail storms, and dust bunnies I hear so much about on the Science Channel.
"Super Volcano could, in theory, launch smoke a billion tons of smoke ten googleplex miles into the atmosphere and launch us into the next Super Ice Age (premiers tonight at 8). It will raise the earth's temperature by a bajillion degrees, just like it did when it killed the dinosaurs. Maybe. I mean, all we have to work with is a bunch of old rocks, so we don't have much to go on, BUT THE LAST SUPER VOLCANO HASN'T HAPPENED FOR A SUPER LONG TIME SO YOU BEST STOCK UP ON SPAGHETTIOS AND BOTTLED WATER!"
Anyone who wastes that amount of time on pointless speculation either needs a hobby or a real job.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-10-26 13:16:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by ConorJS (user info) at 2007-10-26 12:47:36 EDT (#)
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We've got way too many nukes to make it another 1,000 years, never mind 100,000.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 12:28:48 EDT (#)
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well cept in china. they have to fuck any woman they can get cuz of that breeding law and resulting gender selective abortion.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2007-10-26 12:27:56 EDT (#)
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Yeah, coffee is pretty dark.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:58:28 EDT (#)
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I'd love to beat one of those weaklings in a fight.
Submitted by Paralyzed_By_Hope (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:57:51 EDT (#)
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I'm always curious...exactly what color do people consider "coffee colored". Is it straight up Folgers? Or maybe with a dab of cream? A rich mocha? Or perhaps paler like a latte?
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:40:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:33:24 EDT (#)
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It's odd that they think people are going to become so sexually selective that we will separate into two very physically different groups, yet at the same time, we will race-mix to the extent that we will all become one uniform coffee-colored blur. How does that work?
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And with that Pandora blasted Dr. Curry's battleship down to Davy Jone's locker.
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:33:24 EDT (#)
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It's odd that they think people are going to become so sexually selective that we will separate into two very physically different groups, yet at the same time, we will race-mix to the extent that we will all become one uniform coffee-colored blur. How does that work?
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:32:14 EDT (#)
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+1 reviews
Submitted by beat_raven (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:17:28 EDT (#)
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HA! At the reviews
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:17:17 EDT (#)
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Oh thats okay them. I would have to agree with your Naming of Em, but dont tell him I said so he is easily offended.
You can have a Dorm room when you have earnt it. Till then you do the group thing like everyone else.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:09:05 EDT (#)
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i was calling em a cunt.
i will be assigned a dorm room actually.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:08:17 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:04:12 EDT (#)
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did i mention i'm a little bit polish?
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Ideal! You will be assigned a cold windy caravan in a filed somewhere on arrival. It will feature all mod cons, such as running water (comming through the ceiling) Central heating (In the form of a group huddle in the main room under a moth eaten blanket)
Were you calling me a cunt? And there was me being nice too.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:04:48 EDT (#)
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oh yeah, you are a cunt :D
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 11:04:12 EDT (#)
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did i mention i'm a little bit polish?
don't worry, i intend to whine appropriately and inappropriately.
case and point: i just went to pour some hot water to make my tea and i was wondering why it wasn't immediately turning a nice amber color as the water hit the bag. turns out, i was pouring cold water on it. i blame the spouts on the water cooler being too close to each other.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:58:55 EDT (#)
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Now now Inion. If you want to come to old blighty then you have to understand certain rules. Mainly that you whinge and complain about every season, "It's too cold boohoo." "Its too fucking hot boohoo." "Its perfect temperature but it still pisses me off boohoo" Once you can do that and get people to actually believe you then you are truly a British citizen.
Oh and whinging about the hard working Poles comming and stealing all the jobs that our lazy Social scrounging class wont do helps too.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:58:18 EDT (#)
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how dare you call me a cunt katy :O its sooo cold today hehe
and drogo i feel very ill but im going home now then over to my friends to have fun and pray his 9 month pregnant girlfriend keeps her legs crossed long enough for him to enjoy a a few games on the X box.
selfish women.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:55:37 EDT (#)
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How's your plague comming alone Em?
Do you have the boils under the arms yet?
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:55:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:53:35 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:42:29 EDT (#)
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if i'm going to seduce anyone in england it should probably be some upperclass twat that will marry me and pay me to leave him alone shortly thereafter.
citizenship AND an allowance. perfection no?
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Why would you want citizen ship of old Blighty? You live in the land of the Free. My pretntious voice passes for Upperclass. And i would never pay a woman to leave me alone! I'm actually tempted to pay for attention actually.
Wee wee smiles always, but looks a bit mongloid when he does.
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it's only free when you make so much money you don't notice how much it costs. time for a change i'm moving.
also, i know wee wees can wink.
ei - i LOVE the cold, it's 49 degrees right now. 9 degrees for you cunts. NOT COLD ENOUGH YET.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:54:53 EDT (#)
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oh ya big queen
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:54:30 EDT (#)
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shut it bitch
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:54:25 EDT (#)
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far too many actuallys actually in the below statement. Actually!
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:53:35 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:42:29 EDT (#)
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if i'm going to seduce anyone in england it should probably be some upperclass twat that will marry me and pay me to leave him alone shortly thereafter.
citizenship AND an allowance. perfection no?
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Why would you want citizen ship of old Blighty? You live in the land of the Free. My pretntious voice passes for Upperclass. And i would never pay a woman to leave me alone! I'm actually tempted to pay for attention actually.
Wee wee smiles always, but looks a bit mongloid when he does.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:46:30 EDT (#)
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Which are webbed, by the way...
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:45:53 EDT (#)
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and my toes
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:44:42 EDT (#)
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Katy has a rampant fetish for the cold weather.
Submitted by Paralyzed_By_Hope (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:44:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:39:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:36:34 EDT (#)
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your wee wee can smile?
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Amazing, 6'3 and with a phallic trait even YOU, with your extensive porno knowledge, haven't seen before. You should totally seduce him.
And then sell photos. Or have people pay admission to see it themselves. Maybe create "Wee Wee Smile Productions".
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:42:29 EDT (#)
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if i'm going to seduce anyone in england it should probably be some upperclass twat that will marry me and pay me to leave him alone shortly thereafter.
citizenship AND an allowance. perfection no?
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:39:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:36:34 EDT (#)
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your wee wee can smile?
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Amazing, 6'3 and with a phallic trait even YOU, with your extensive porno knowledge, haven't seen before. You should totally seduce him.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:38:42 EDT (#)
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Damn.
Mised it by an inch.
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Man, if I had a nickel for every time...
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:36:51 EDT (#)
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im 7'4 in heels
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:36:34 EDT (#)
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your wee wee can smile?
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:35:06 EDT (#)
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Well that definately brings a wee smile.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:33:42 EDT (#)
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6'3 constitutes as hot.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:29:34 EDT (#)
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Does 6'3" constitute 'People'? I sure hope so.
Berty- I never pushed Mommy she gone slipped on a spillage I left on the top step.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:27:11 EDT (#)
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w00t! inion said I'm a person!
That and $5 will get me a coffe from Starcrack.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:25:42 EDT (#)
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well she's not short apparently.
she's people.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:25:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:22:29 EDT (#)
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Well I had a baby of mine terminated, just because it would have been infected with my genes. I thought it was the noble thing to do for society. I'm having myself Neutred for Christmas so I'm doing my bit for the Future!
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Dang Drogo, y'know boys who push their mothers down the stairs don't get into heaven.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:23:59 EDT (#)
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"Sir? Are you classified as human?"
"No, sir. I am a meat-popsicle."
A female meat popsicle.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:23:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:18:30 EDT (#)
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Berty, it isn't an alien concept, that was my point. And I dare say in some respects, it's begun.
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As Enemy at the Gates teaches us there will always be those richer than others, even in a world full of pinkos and gypsies.
Also I don't mind if Shadow's short. It just means that when we're trying for a baby we can use one of them front hanging baby backpack thingies as a fun sexy toy. That'd be science with a smile.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:22:29 EDT (#)
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Well I had a baby of mine terminated, just because it would have been infected with my genes. I thought it was the noble thing to do for society. I'm having myself Neutred for Christmas so I'm doing my bit for the Future!
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:22:17 EDT (#)
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shadow are you a man or a woman?
i can only assume by berty wanting to breed with you your female but i don't know if he just wants mixed sperm babies.
Submitted by FlakMonkey (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:20:41 EDT (#)
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This has been happening to some extent already but I'm too lazy to really get into it and don't care enough. i'm just fucking happy it's Friday.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:19:13 EDT (#)
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5'5" and a half...
THE HALF INCH COUNTS AND I SHOULD SAY 5'6"
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:18:33 EDT (#)
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hi ttom!
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:18:30 EDT (#)
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Berty, it isn't an alien concept, that was my point. And I dare say in some respects, it's begun.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:18:22 EDT (#)
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men shorter than me, women shorter than my chin.
so less than 5'9 and less than 5'1-2.
are you people?
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:17:18 EDT (#)
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define "short"
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:16:30 EDT (#)
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short people aren't really people anyway.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:15:53 EDT (#)
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Berty, the "designer baby" idea is both intriguing and kinda scary. On the one hand, we really NEED it since the natural selection factors for breeding have been all-but eliminated in the modern world. Everyone has an equal right to reproduce, even if they have severe genetic ailments.
I watched a teevee special where a woman with cystic fibrosis had two children, and both died as teenagers from the ailment. And there she was on the teevee, crying about how unfair it was that her babies died. Nevermind the doctors told you BEFORE you became preggers that there was a 75% chance you'd pass it forward. What a selfish creature.
On the other hand, we might eliminate race discrimination in favor of genetic discrimination...
Still, if I had the opportunity to get rid of the bad-cartilage gene my mum gave to me, I'd sure as hell do it. I'm plenty athletic at the moment (gym four times a week) but if I could do it without the pain, you're damn skippy I would.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:13:35 EDT (#)
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Why is Gattaca such an alien concept to people? I mean it's not as if we live in a classless society now. If that movie is anything to go by it'd be exactly the same as now only wealthy people would be better dressed.
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:12:25 EDT (#)
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I was hoping this was a picture of a bucket of dicks.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:10:01 EDT (#)
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Actually, I can see something like Gattaca happening in the very near future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:09:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:08:02 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:06:18 EDT (#)
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blah blah blah
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The world needs Runts. Without them who the fuck is going to clean up the streets of rubbish.
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Students of course. Publically funded higher education is gonna become more and more impractical. I reckon it'd be like national service only with less guns, shaved heads and subtle facism.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:08:02 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:06:18 EDT (#)
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Well it depends how the technology is applied practically. Say me and you, Shadow, are spawning small copies of ourselves and the doctors are telling us what traits the embryo has and we can decide whether to keep it or re-roll and see what come up. That way we might not have some kind of hyper "Sh-erty" creature but at least would avoid creating squat, hairy, big nosed hominids.
In that scenario, which seems more likely to me seeing as it'd be a lot cheaper, what you'd have is an 'enhanced' natural progression. Kind of like having a litter of offspring only without the runts.
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The world needs Runts. Without them who the fuck is going to clean up the streets of rubbish.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:07:24 EDT (#)
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Also cyborg/genetically enhanced mega-babies for the technological singularity win!
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:06:18 EDT (#)
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Well it depends how the technology is applied practically. Say me and you, Shadow, are spawning small copies of ourselves and the doctors are telling us what traits the embryo has and we can decide whether to keep it or re-roll and see what come up. That way we might not have some kind of hyper "Sh-erty" creature but at least would avoid creating squat, hairy, big nosed hominids.
In that scenario, which seems more likely to me seeing as it'd be a lot cheaper, what you'd have is an 'enhanced' natural progression. Kind of like having a litter of offspring only without the runts.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:05:36 EDT (#)
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ALL HAIL OUR FUTURE ROBOT/ALIEN OVERLORDS!
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HAAAIIIIIILLLLLLL!
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:04:46 EDT (#)
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See, I fit in both groups, apparently.
I physically fit the description of the advanced species, and yet I'm dependant on technology to make my coffee. I'm also pretty sure that I'm chemically dependant on caffine to keep my heart beating, as I havn't had a glass of water in years.
WHAT NOW HG WELLS?
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-26 10:01:48 EDT (#)
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nah, the robots and aliens will destroy us first.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:57:39 EDT (#)
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I heard about this on the radio, and while there is some credence to the theory, a few key factors are left out.
For example: We're right on the verge of gene-therapy technology, and with the ability to alter the human genome, we might eliminate certain carried-forward ailments such as sickle cell or cystic fibrosis, thus via technology we might create a genetically superior human. Of course the technology would be expensive, perhaps lending us to a "Gataca(sp)" type of genetic heirarchy.
There is also human preference, if a line of green-eyed individuals all prefer to continue mating with green-eyed individuals, the traits would not be "ironed out." While it is very possible that all humans will interbreed, it is equally possible that individual ideals for aesthetic will win out.
Still, it is an interesting theory.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:52:19 EDT (#)
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See thats where it all falls apart really
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:43:55 EDT (#)
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I don't know if I'd say that was cruel either. I see it more as valuable negative reinforcement of what is/is not proper behaviour for an 'educated' professional. Assuming one deems a teacher of media studies a proffesional of course...
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:22:32 EDT (#)
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The part aboot Lookie, genius
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:21:42 EDT (#)
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What's cruel about it TTOM? Taking away aggressive animals means to rape and murder their fellows doesn't seem all that bad to me.
Oh wait, I forgot you're Scottish.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:21:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by jigglypuff (user info) at 2007-10-26 14:16:15 BST (#)
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I thought that the connection between sub-species and Bravo was excellent!
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That at least is true but without Bravo how would I get my fix of Knightrider and Walker:Texas Ranger...fuck, I'm a Morlock aren't I...shit.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:16:51 EDT (#)
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Don't care. Not even a little bit.
Submitted by jigglypuff (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:16:15 EDT (#)
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I thought that the connection between sub-species and Bravo was excellent!
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:14:27 EDT (#)
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Cruel but accurate below
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:10:59 EDT (#)
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The stuff said about medicine is very interesting though, although I think his projections of degradation for the genetic 'underclass' are far too pessimistic. As long as there are men, even genetically enhanced Ubermensches, there will always be drunk, university dudes willing to have unprotected sex with hefty, working-class munters.
*stares at redskieslookfake*
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-26 09:07:46 EDT (#)
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The receeding chin thing in animals is interesting. I reckon it's cause early breeders & handlers would keep the animals in a single pen and they'd breed the one's with the best trait's, right? So you've got your big fat sow being porked (ha ha) by the male pig with the stoutest constitution or whatever. But here's the thing; breeders wouldn't want the animals to be aggresive 'cause they'd be difficult to handle and an overly aggressive creature might fuck up the shit of some of the other creatures in it's pen. So passive creatures would breed more.
naturally, better and more aggrssive creatures in the ben would be the one's best equipped to ruin other living thing's shit. Thusly later generations will manifest features not good for ruining shit, such as feeble claws and smaller tusks.
At least I think that's what I read in the doctors office copy of National Geographic or something.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-26 08:56:35 EDT (#)
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"expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge. "
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100,000 years? Shit we already have Uber
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-26 08:56:18 EDT (#)
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He carried out the report for men's satellite TV channel Bravo.
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Says it all really