Posted on 10/26/2007 7:32:47 PM PDT by Candor7
The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.
100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed.
The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000.
These humans will be between 6ft and 7ft tall and they will live up to 120 years.
"Physical features will be driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility that men and women have evolved to look for in potential mates," says the report, which suggests that advances in cosmetic surgery and other body modifying techniques will effectively homogenise our appearance.
Men will have symmetrical facial features, deeper voices and bigger penises, according to Curry in a report commissioned for men's satellite TV channel Bravo.
Women will all have glossy hair, smooth hairless skin, large eyes and pert breasts, according to Curry.
Racial differences will be a thing of the past as interbreeding produces a single coffee-coloured skin tone.
The future for our descendants isn't all long life, perfect bodies and chiselled features, however.
While humans will reach their peak in 1000 years' time, 10,000 years later our reliance on technology will have begun to dramatically change our appearance.
Medicine will weaken our immune system and we will begin to appear more child-like.
Dr Curry said: "The report suggests that the future of man will be a story of the good, the bad and the ugly.
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H G Wells' Science Fiction novel The Time Machine (which was later adapted into two films - this picture is from the 2002 version) the human race has evolved into two species, the highly intelligent and wealthy Eloi and the frightening, animalistic Morlock (as seen in the 1960 film version of the classic book)
"While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is the 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.
"After that, things could get ugly, with the possible emergence of genetic 'haves' and 'have-nots'."
Dr Curry's theory may strike a chord with readers who have read H G Wells' classic novel The Time Machine, in particular his descriptions of the Eloi and the Morlock races.
In the 1895 book, the human race has evolved into two distinct species, the highly intelligent and wealthy Eloi and the frightening, animalistic Morlock who are destined to work underground to keep the Eloi happy.
Noticeable changes will occur in 518 years from now....C
I did long ago.
Short version:
Homo Erect Cuss -—> Homo Habitual Cuss -—> Homo Meandering Cuss -—> Homo Modern Cuss -—> A & B:
A. -—> Homo Domestic Cuss
&
B. -—> Homo Rotten Cuss
the men of the dominant group will have a bigger penis?
well, people say size doesn’t matter.
As long as an organ does what it is designed to do.
why do they even mention it here, I wonder?
Wood Allen says there’s a phone booth type thingy.
"Men will have symmetrical facial features, deeper voices and bigger penises, according to Curry in a report commissioned for men's satellite TV channel Bravo."
Isn't Bravo the queer channel? That's why they mentioned it.
And valuing their lives at so little - and having lost all natural instinct to protect themselves - it will be an easy task. They may even welcome extinction, for the evils their ancestors wrought on the world.
I = It. Duh.
So the changes won't be evolutionary at all. They will be the result of surgical cutting and hormones.
....if man is still alive, if woman can survive..
Somebody's got to perform the manual labor to keep the androids and other robotics in good working order.
Hey, as you say, its already happened!
Jane Mansfield
Happy Hillareen
...but I'll make them apologize before I allow them to end their miserable, useless existences!
and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures
Aldous Huxley, call your office.
btt
Looking at the illustration it seems to me that the last character on the right looks like the seamstress in “The Incredibles!” (Can’t remember her name)
This researcher has overlooked the great genetic leveler - alcohol.
Ask yourself this...what would a evolutionary professor be doing...sitting in the London School of Economics? Think about this.
Notice the comparison with H G Wells novel?
I think this is a hoax story...with a few dimwitted reporters not thinking about what was said.
Besides....how would the human race multiply....if all the women had “pert breasts” as Oliver implicates? The guys would go and hang out at the bars....playing cards....boozing it up...and the population would decrease over the decades to come.
Whatever drugs this twit is on, this dimwitted, ugly goblin-like creature would like to score some!
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