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Originally posted by [Labret]
You make one gigantic assumption, and that being that we are the epitome, the final perfect product of evolution.
Our sole purpose is to procreate. An organism like every other organism. Keep the specie alive, fill your niche.
Once you fill your niche successfully, there is no need for any drastic change (like dogs slowly evolving into bipeds). There is no need to do more than a dog does. He is perfect in his niche. If he didnt successfully fill his niche, his specie never would have made it this far.
We destroy the niche we live in. Who is "smarter" or more successful in their niche? A human or a parakeet?
I think humans are a failure as a specie. 200k years ago we filled our niche perfectly. We blew it. A superbug or our own ignorance will do away with our specie. All specie die eventually.
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This is intriguing, but prehaps we didnt destroy our niche, maybe the niche we are suppose to fill goes beyond our current comprehension. This would explain why our species continue to evolve while other species change remains idle. However I cant imagine our evolution going much further without self destruction