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A lot of science fiction and non-fiction discussions concern the next evolution of mankind. The Nazis and other villainous organisations tried to force it forward through misguided selective breeding programs or gene manipulation or whatever.
For example: I just recently watched a movie called I Am Mother (2019) - IMDb[^] wherein *** Warning! Spoilers ahead *** a robot AI decides to kill off all humanity to breed and train a better human race from selected embryos.
All these incidences seem to only ever allow for one type of human as the "future of mankind" except one I have come across. In H.G. Wells' excellent book The Time Machine - Wikipedia[^] and for those illiterate enough to need it, the movies: The Time Machine (1960) - IMDb[^] and The Time Machine (2002) - IMDb[^], the latter having flashier effects but less close to the book, IMHO. In these *** Warning! Spoilers ahead *** there are two "future human" types, the "Morlocks" and the "Eloi".
My question is, given the appropriate circumstances, which do you think you would most likely become, or what other human "evolutions" do you think are actually possible?
Personally, I, or my descendents, would expect to and up as a Morlock as I would hopefully be in the underground bunker come the nuclear apocalypse.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Personally I would live in an underground bunker at present Nukes or not!
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Khaaaaaan!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Forogar wrote: I just recently watched a movie called I Am Mother (2019) - IMDb[^] I watched it this weekend as well. That was a pretty good movie.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Gotta go check it out then
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I watched it (I Am Mother) with my wife this past weekend. It's a good movie.
Did you think that Swank's character was a previous failed attempt (by the robot)? That was my take away, but my wife didn't get that.
And as for me, given those options.... I will be the time traveler.
“The palest ink is better than the best memory.” - Chinese Proverb
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They said at one point that it was (about) 15,000 days since the extinction event - this is around 41 years, which could be the age of Swank's character if she was the first "try".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I had assumed that the young girl was the one created on day 1, but she was only 12-15 or so when swank made her first appearance. If that's the case, she (the young girl) could have been the 3-5th attempt.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Looking at the missing/used embryos in the rack, there were three missing. I assumed Swank was the first, clearly the second died or was otherwise lost and the girl we saw was the third attempt.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: the second died or was otherwise lost Incinerator
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Nope, but now that you mention it, it's a good possibility.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Robot looks like one of the drones Ivan Vanko created in Iron Man 2
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Forogar wrote: or what other human "evolutions"
"human evolution" optimistic much!
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Nah.. it's you who suffer from hubris, you think human are safe from evolution? nothings stops evolution!
Though, to be fair, we starting to be good at genetic modifications those days...
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seems like some brave words for an animal hell bent on it's own destruction.
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Sounds like you have no understanding what is "evolution" from a biological point of view (which is the topic).
Death, by the way, is a major driver of evolution! More deaths usually mean faster evolution...
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Religionators also don't believe in evolution.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Evolution does not require belief. It takes a conscious effort to ignore the proof; to say you don't believe in it despite the proof - means you're delusional.
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Ha yep, forgot about those Muricans!
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Evolution is a continuous process that cannot be stopped. We are evolving
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Evolution is a continuous process I thought you said scientists don't "believe" anything.
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ZurdoDev wrote: I thought you said scientists don't "believe" anything. That's correct, except for the part where you were thinking. You're not
I still stand by that statement, and no, I will not explain it again.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: That's correct, Then evolution is not a scientific principle since it can't be proven. If it can't be proven it would have to require belief. And since belief does not exist evolution does not.
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Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: Then evolution is not a scientific principle since it can't be proven. It is, since we are drowning in proof. Eons of it, actually.
ZurdoDev wrote: If it can't be proven it would have to require belief. And since belief does not exist evolution does not. Evolution does not require belief. Anyone who assumes that evolution is "just a theory" is doing just that; assuming.
Also not going to waste time on people who refuse to accept reality, so this thread ends here
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: since we are drowning in proof. In that case, it should be very easy for you to prove it. I'll wait.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: Also not going to waste time on people who refuse to accept reality Ahhh yes. Since someone asks you to backup your belief they are not worth dealing with.
OK. That was too easy.
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