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I have no doubt that people, along with
all of the other species, are evolving. We are not doing anything obvious like
growing an extra toe, or losing one, we are evolving intellectually, electronically,
digitally, sensorally... Species show the most
dramatic evolution during times of stress. How are we humans are handling our stress
these days, what physiological changes are happening? We are getting high
blood pressure and having heart attacks and committing suicide - these are all less than
beneficial in the 'survival of the fittest' definition, ineffective strategies.
We are getting ADHD - a coping strategy for a 'too fast' world.
Measuring the incredible increase in this 'disorder' would indicate that this is a very
dominant gene. What is nature selecting for? Why are we trying to 'fix' it?
We are getting migraines. I have met a few people who 'suffer' from an unusual
symptom of migraine that does not involove any pain, referred to as an 'aura'. They
'see' stars, get tunnel vision, describe how a part of their periferal vision becomes
blurred and 'looks like it's bent on another axis'...
Could eyes be evolving? Could
they be seeing beyond the ordinary visual spectrum? That might help us, as a
species, to see damaging uv rays without equipment.
We are getting skin rashes, and allergies, and a growing number of less than fatal
'burn-out' syndromes where we are forced to make changes in our habits, our diets, and our
environments. We are creating the very stresses that increase our chances of
mutation. We individually have to choose how to make ourselves more 'fit'. Who
is to say which characteristic will be the one that gets to survive and proliferate?
I doubt that having the biggest bank account will matter one bit. |
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