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Dumbest things you've ever heard ITT
We're talking evolution.
Me: "Humans are pretty much done evolving. We've taken natural selection out of the equation, so there's no much else that will change"
Guy: "That's not true! Eventually, we won't have to breathe oxygen or go the bathroom!"

>> No.977478

We're not "done" evolving. its just going to go ALOT slower now.

But, thats going to be made up for now by genetic manipulation

>> No.977475

hahahahahahahhahahaha

n o t f u n n y. considering i thought it was appropriate to the discussion at the time.

>> No.977504

on the flip side you're dumb too because we're not 'done evolving', unless we actively make some kind of technology that inhibits genetic mutations

>> No.977501

>>977478
"Pretty much done"

>> No.977520

>"Well, those species are isolated now. Breeding a jaguar and a lion won't create a new type of animal, nor do I think it's even possible for them to breed. You've heard of reproductive isolation, right?"

>"Oh yeah? Explain ligers, then."

:|

>> No.977546

>>977520
Ligers are not viable offspring. They degenerate after a few generations. It's just like how mules are sterile in the first generation. Ligers just take a bit longer. Same thing.

>> No.977553

This.

>> No.977560

>>977520
he has a point. did you bother explaining that species are defined by the ability of producing <span class="math">fertile[/spoiler] offspring or anything like that?

>> No.977599

>>977546
Ligers are offspring of a lion and tiger, they where arguing about a jaguar and a lion reproducing, that's his point.

>> No.977602

>harmful bacteria in infected meat
Can't we just chew really hard so the bacteria dies?

>> No.977604

Your own comment is only very slightly less ignorant than his.

Evolutionary pressures are acting on us strongly today - some people have ten children, some people have none; you think that isn't significant?

>> No.977616

>> We've taken natural selection out of the equation

A million people died of starvation last week you fucking cunt.

>> No.977607

>>977602
Haha, I had a good laugh. Thanks man.

>> No.977629

>>977616
They where in the wrong place at the wrong time, not really natural selection.

>> No.977635

i guess cultural evolution is more important now. We are able to make alot of changes within a couple of hundred years to the ecosystems.
take that mother nature.

>> No.977638

>>977604
That's not evolution; that's deevolution. It's directly contradictory to the benefit of the human race.
The people who have ten children are usually stupid, genetically deficient, etc.

>> No.977650

if evolution were still going, people with shitty eyesight and teeth would be few and far between

>> No.977667

>>977650
don't be stupid

in today's society, bad teeth and eyesight don't influence how likely you are to reproduce or survive

>> No.977671
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977671

Materials science graduate student giving a short lecture about materials science to high school students.

GOES ON TO EXPLAIN HOW A VALENCE OCTET HAS SIX ELECTRONS

My face.

>> No.977674

>>977638
>deevolution

sigh
i give up on discussing biology on /sci/, you people are fucking oblivious about it

>> No.977679

>>977674
more like biLOLogy

>> No.977697

>>977691
*facepalm*
Shut up. Now.

>> No.977691

>>977667
that was the whole "if" thing
i wasnt saying evolution doesnt exist, i was saying we're stopping it

>> No.977716

>>977691
We're NOT stopping evolution, we're simply changing it's direction.
It's very easy to figure this out, come on. Here's a hint:

Nicotine
Alcohol
Obesity
Car accidents

Do you see it now?

>> No.977775

>>977697
nah dude, i don't think you get what i'm saying. if people didn't try so hard to keep the life expectancy up, we'd actually be better off in the long run

>> No.977797

>>977638

That's called dysgenics you clit, and even that's something of a misnomer since...

Wait for it...

EVOLUTION IS NOT A LINEAR PROCESS!

Damn.

>> No.977835

"If you put a monkey in a cage for 100 years it won't turn into a human. God made us, dummy."

>> No.977851

>>977638
You're assuming that intelligence is better than a desire to fuck for the success of our species.

>> No.977871

>>977775
I understand completely your sentiment. It's a fairly common one. I'm just painfully offended by your choice of wording.
Random question: Have you watched Idiocracy?

>> No.977883

>Humans are pretty much done evolving.
this is definitely one of 'em.

>> No.977901

>"Humans are pretty much done evolving. We've taken natural selection out of the equation, so there's no much else that will change

>> No.977913

Guy with a monkey costume: "Look at how perfectly this banana fits in my hand. Tell me there is not a grand creator!"

To be honest, Redlands Market Night is always a freak show. Half the booths are overpriced incense, the other half are crazy fundamentalists of every religion. Why the fuck do people come here?

Ah, dat freshly roasted kettle corn. God damn do I love you so.

>> No.977937

>>977460
>Me: "Humans are pretty much done evolving. We've taken natural selection out of the equation, so there's no much else that will change"
>Guy: "That's not true! Eventually, we won't have to breathe oxygen or go the bathroom!"

Which one of these was the dumbest thing?

>> No.977980

>"Humans are pretty much done evolving. We've taken natural selection out of the equation, so there's no much else that will change

this is one of the dumbest things i've heard

>> No.978031

you and your fucking semantics /sci/
it's pretty frigging obvious what OP means

we've stopped evolving under the influence of standard natural selection factors; most of it from here on in is cultural, and it's gonna be slow

but no everybody has to immediately jump on everyone else with "HURR DURR U IDIOT MORON EVERYONE KNOWS THE DEFINITION IS THIS U DUMB 4 PARAPHRASING"

yeah ok we know you're smart, thanks for contributing

>> No.978054

>>977560
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_problem

>> No.978057

The other day me and a Co Worker got into a conversation about religion. I explained my view on how science gives me satisfaction in life rather then religion. And he came back with "yea, but science is usually wrong!" I then asked how so? Expecting a remark about evolution or something. Nope this next sentence comes out his mouth. " Like you know how they say the earth goes around the sun. I think the sun goes around the earth." Now what the hell do you say to that!

>> No.978059

>>978057
You say, "Oh, okay then." and then change the subject.

>> No.978068

>>978057
>>978059

Turn 180degrees and walk away

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>>978068
It's 360, stupid. If you turned 180 you'd just be facing it again.

>> No.978073

>"Humans are pretty much done evolving. We've taken natural selection out of the equation, so there's no much else that will change"

This, evolution doesn't stop. It can slow down, but as long as genetic mutations (as well as some other things that actual biologists are more knowledgeable about) are around it won't stop.

>> No.978075

>>977460
Maybe he's a transhumanist.

>> No.978086

>>978070
I said walk away, not moon walk

>> No.978111

>>977460
fucking transhumanists