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History Forum / General / British History / October 2007Dr. Oliver Curry: The Human Race Will 'Split Into Two Different Species'
Hmmmmmmmm... Sounds like the Cognoscenti and the Poguenoscenti... DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas ------------------------------------------ Human race will 'split into two different species' By NIALL FIRTH 26 October 2007 The Daily Mail The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. 100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed. The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000. The report claims that after they reach their peak around the year 3000 humans will begin to regress. These humans will be between 6ft and 7ft tall and they will live up to 120 years. "Physical features will be driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility that men and women have evolved to look for in potential mates," says the report, which suggests that advances in cosmetic surgery and other body modifying techniques will effectively homogenise our appearance. Men will have symmetrical facial features, deeper voices and bigger penises, according to Curry in a report commissioned for men's satellite TV channel Bravo. Women will all have glossy hair, smooth hairless skin, large eyes and pert breasts, according to Curry. Hmmmmmm... Yes, pertness is indeed important. -- DSH Racial differences will be a thing of the past as interbreeding produces a single coffee-coloured skin tone. The future for our descendants isn't all long life, perfect bodies and chiselled features, however. While humans will reach their peak in 1000 years' time, 10,000 years later our reliance on technology will have begun to dramatically change our appearance. Medicine will weaken our immune system and we will begin to appear more child-like. Dr Curry said: "The report suggests that the future of man will be a story of the good, the bad and the ugly. So Sergio Leone WAS RIGHT! -- DSH "While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is the possibility of a monumental genetic hangover over the subsequent millennia due to an over-reliance on technology reducing our natural capacity to resist disease, or our evolved ability to get along with each other. "After that, things could get ugly, with the possible emergence of genetic 'haves' and 'have-nots'." Dr Curry's theory may strike a chord with readers who have read H G Wells' classic novel The Time Machine, in particular his descriptions of the Eloi and the Morlock races. In the 1895 book, the human race has evolved into two distinct species, the highly intelligent and wealthy Eloi and the frightening, animalistic Morlock who are destined to work underground to keep the Eloi happy. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_art icle_id=489653&in_page_id=1965> >Human race will 'split into two different species' You're quite safe there Spency, this applies to the human race, it doesn't concern you. Eugene L Griessel The excuse for missing homework used to be 'the dog ate it.' Now it's 'the disk got erased.' - I usually post only from Sci.Military.Naval - > Hmmmmmmmm... > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry It would only be alarming if I was going to change into a wee ugly goblin tomorrow. What happens in 100,000 years time matters not. Allan >> Hmmmmmmmm... >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >It would only be alarming if I was going to change into a wee ugly goblin >tomorrow. What happens in 100,000 years time matters not. DSH need not worry - he's already a wee ugly goblin. Eugene L Griessel The excuse for missing homework used to be 'the dog ate it.' Now it's 'the disk got erased.' - I usually post only from Sci.Military.Naval - >>> Hmmmmmmmm... >>> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > DSH need not worry - he's already a wee ugly goblin. Lucky we're not all on webcams or the truth would be out for everyone! Allan >>> Hmmmmmmmm... >>> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > DSH need not worry - he's already a wee ugly goblin. The miracles of modern plastic surgery may be able to something for his visio and corpus. His heart and soul, I'm afraid, are irretrievably scarred. > Eugene L Griessel > > The excuse for missing homework used to be 'the dog ate it.' > Now it's 'the disk got erased.' > > - I usually post only from Sci.Military.Naval - - nilita I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance. - Stephen Wright >It would only be alarming if I was going to change into a wee ugly goblin >tomorrow. What happens in 100,000 years time matters not. It's the "The Time Machine" coming true! It's the Eloi and the Morlocks! -- Julian Richards www.richardsuk.f9.co.uk Website of "Robot Wars" middleweight "Broadsword IV" THIS MESSAGE WAS POSTED FROM SOC.HISTORY.MEDIEVAL >> It would only be alarming if I was going to change into a wee ugly >> goblin tomorrow. What happens in 100,000 years time matters not. > > It's the "The Time Machine" coming true! It's the Eloi and the > Morlocks! Yes, that's already been pointed out. You have to wonder what sort of 'political theory' this clown teaches, if that is where he gets his ideas from.  SignatureJohn Briggs > Hmmmmmmmm... > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have > reached its physical peak by the year 3000. OFCS Oliver Curry is a political scientist http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CPNSS/people/centre_research_associatesinReside nce.htm Oliver Curry In recent years, evolutionary theorists have begun to chart the psychological mechanisms responsible for moral thought and behaviour. Kin selection explains family values and the prohibition against incest; mutualism explains sympathy, friendship and convention; reciprocal altruism explains trust, gratitude, guilt and punishment. And conflict resolution explains fairness, virtue, and property rights. I am currently working to deepen and extend this evolutionary account of morality by turning some of the predictions that evolutionary theory makes about human moral and political psychology into tractable experiments, and putting them to the test. This includes work on the evolution of patience, on attitudes to abortion, and on moral decision-making in psychopaths. (For more information, see the website of the Evolutionary Moral Psychology Group: www.empg.org.) Vince > OFCS Oliver Curry is a political scientist Who teaches at NYU in London - I see Gans is keeping a low profile :-) SignatureJohn Briggs In alt.history.british John Briggs <john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> OFCS Oliver Curry is a political scientist >Who teaches at NYU in London - I see Gans is keeping a low profile :-) Huh? We have a co-op program in London but are not responsible for the faculty. Besides, there's no telling what a political scientist will say. None of them ever get much right. Signature--- Paul J. Gans > In alt.history.british John Briggs <john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > We have a co-op program in London but are not responsible for > the faculty. Maybe, maybe not. It's an odd setup - "NYU in London" is clearly part of NYU, but they only appoint as faculty people who already have posts at other universities and colleges in London. Which kinda blurs the responsibility :-) > Besides, there's no telling what a political scientist will say. > None of them ever get much right. Especially when they stray into Evolutionary Moral Psychology (whatever *that* might be!) SignatureJohn Briggs >> Besides, there's no telling what a political scientist will say. >> None of them ever get much right. > > Especially when they stray into Evolutionary Moral Psychology (whatever > *that* might be!) Oooh! Oooh! It's an interesting (to me) discipline as taught by someone whose works I admire, Prof. Jon Haidt, of the U. of Virginia. But, ssssshhhhh ... don't tell vKince I brought that man's name up again ...%) - nilita In alt.history.british John Briggs <john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> In alt.history.british John Briggs <john.briggs4@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> We have a co-op program in London but are not responsible for >> the faculty. >Maybe, maybe not. It's an odd setup - "NYU in London" is clearly part of >NYU, but they only appoint as faculty people who already have posts at other >universities and colleges in London. Which kinda blurs the responsibility >:-) >> Besides, there's no telling what a political scientist will say. >> None of them ever get much right. >Especially when they stray into Evolutionary Moral Psychology (whatever >*that* might be!) Well, you could go over to talk.origins and ask. As for the rest, NYU has a fair number of overseas programs of various sorts. I think that we are in London, Paris, Prague, Italy, Israel, China, and Singapore, with more to come, including Abu Dahbi and somewhere in South America. Many of these operate out of existing schools. We basically rent space, offer a curriculum, and hire local scholars. The Abu Dahbi operation will be quite different in that an entire university campus will soon be built there. It will be much more of a second campus than simply a program. Signature--- Paul J. Gans > Hmmmmmmmm... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > attractive, > intelligent ruling elite >and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, aka Bush supporters, often obese, often found paying homage to mythical beings and rapturously awaiting to be beamed up to a nirvana where only they will be spared Armageddon. > Hmmmmmmmm... Hmmmmm. Funny, you don't *look* like a Nazi, DSH, Dr. Curry! > Lux et Veritas et Libertas This is neither Lux, nor Veritas, nor Libertas. > ------------------------------------------ > > Human race will 'split into two different species' > The human race will one day split into two separate species, an > attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will > have reached its physical peak by the year 3000. Any relation to Dr. Mengele? > In the 1895 book, the human race has evolved into two distinct > species, the highly intelligent and wealthy Eloi and the frightening, > animalistic Morlock who are destined to work underground to keep the > Eloi happy. This is reminscent of another classic book, 1984. Dennis |
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