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The interesting question is if human changes are liable to speciate or not. It is possible that just a few changes would result in biological incompatibilities
by AstralStorm 8y ago
The interesting question is if human changes are liable to speciate or not.
It is possible that just a few changes would result in biological incompatibilities. Combine it with differentiating sexual selection and things might become interesting.
- ak39 8y agoInteresting indeed. If humanity in its current state somehow manages not to destroy itself (and much of everything else) the probability of speciation of our survivors is close to a certainty. Not so much as a consequence of natural selection or sexual selection but of human selection. If we survive another 100 thousand years, we will inevitably see another emergent species genetically superior but incompatible with current homo sapiens. I think that will be an incredible day for humans to acknowledge (the death/extinction of homo sapiens). We had better sort our differences out before that day arrives.
- tim333 8y agoI think it's unlikely these days because we all intermingle too much. If anything it'll go the other way with races fading out as our descendents become mixed.