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Human species 'may split in two'

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Which group would you be in? 😀

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.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6057734.stm

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technology should improve and expand basic knowledge and abilities not to replace them. depending on technology only robs one of the understanding of the dynamics involved.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Which group would you be in? 😀

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.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6057734.stm
Sounds like the novel (and crappy movie) Time Machine.

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Sounds like the novel (and crappy movie) Time Machine.
The troglodytes of New New New York call out,

More lox,
More bagels.

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I showed that article to my wife, a biologist. She read it then said, "That guy is a quack." and "Notice this wasn't published in a journal? Why exactly did you have me waste my time with this?"

That about sums it up.

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Sounds like the novel (and crappy movie) Time Machine.
Exactly. I already wasted 27 minutes of my life watching part of that crap-a-thon on a Sunday afternoon, and I've just wasted another 2 minutes reading some whack-job theorist's regurgitation of it.

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Originally posted by PBE6
Exactly. I already wasted 27 minutes of my life watching part of that crap-a-thon on a Sunday afternoon, and I've just wasted another 2 minutes reading some whack-job theorist's regurgitation of it.
It passes the time between moves - if nothing else.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Which group would you be in? 😀

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.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6057734.stm
Judging by some of the posts in these forums the split has already occurred.

The only question now is how wide the gap will become.

Watch this space...................

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Sounds like the novel (and crappy movie) Time Machine.
ROFLMAO Exactly what I was thinking! Beware!

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Which group would you be in? 😀

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.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6057734.stm
I think the human species will split in two. But not along the lines suggested by Mr. Curry. They will diverge into a superior, liberal, secular upper class, and a dim-witted, redneck, evangelical underclass. And it won't take 3,000 years. It's under way now.

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I'd just settle for being human occasionally...

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That's interesting, because when I hear the words "secular liberal ruling class" I think instantly of Prince Charles and David Cameron...I don't think the workers need to worry too much about a few chinless, ineffectual Debating Society graduates developing brain-stems any time soon.

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Where's Neo when you need him? Only "The One" can save us now.

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Originally posted by Amaurote
That's interesting, because when I hear the words "secular liberal ruling class" I think instantly of Prince Charles and David Cameron...I don't think the workers need to worry too much about a few chinless, ineffectual Debating Society graduates developing brain-stems any time soon.
I said "liberal, secular, upper class", not ruling class. You must have devolved to such an extent already that your reading skills have become seriously impaired.