• Question: will humans ever evolve ?

    Asked by billytheshark to Theo, Philip, Kerry, Ali, Alex on 14 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Alex Pool

      Alex Pool answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Yes they will, and we’ll be evolving even at the moment. But evolution takes thousands of years and is a gradual process, so whilst we won’t recognise it now, in thousands of years there’ll be a very different “human” living compared to us now.

    • Photo: Philip Ratcliffe

      Philip Ratcliffe answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      But they have already evolved and are evolving!
      It’s just that it’s a very very slow process. And it’s not that individuals themselves evolve, but their children will be just ever so slightly evolved. And then only on average: someones kids might even take a tiny step backwards but someone else’s will take a slightly bigger step forwards.
      Anyway, you’d have to wait hundreds of thousands of years to really notice a difference.

    • Photo: Alison Thomson

      Alison Thomson answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      I agree with the guys! We’re always evolving, but it’s a super slow process so it’s not that noticeable!

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