Comments on: Humanity to Split into Two Sub-Species?

By: The Great Evolutionary

The Great Evolutionary — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:27:27 +0000

I've been doing evolution for the last five years straight, and saw this split developing many years ago. I'm glad someone finally believes in the logical outcome of humanity.I'm glad to be one of the ubermensch.

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:48:48 +0000

Idiocracy, anyone?

By: The Liberal Avenger

The Liberal Avenger — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:29:53 +0000

I think the study is a joke/hoax. See science fiction author C.M. Kornbluth and his delightful Marching Moron stories.

By: katie

katie — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:50:55 +0000

I think when you read the text above you need to visualize the two sub-humans they are talking about. They are not talking about class in terms of money, but in terms of humanity. If people choose to let technology run their lives then they will become the "underclass" but those who do not will become the "upperclass". It is a cautionary tail to all the classes that I feel only the "genetic upper class" will follow through with.

By: Silky

Silky — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:02:08 +0000

Because Paris Hilton is the new superhuman.

By: NeonCat

NeonCat — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:30:31 +0000

Ollie can say whatever ass-hat thing he wants; after all, by the time he is proven or disproven, he will be pushing up evolved daisys.

By: ted

ted — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:07:23 +0000

This smacks of racism, eugenics, and just plain pseudoscience. The fact that it goes back to H.G. Wells as an example is indicative of the mindset.

Evolution is a little more complicated than selective breeding.

If anything, we've already sown the seeds for a dim-witted upper class. Example: Paris Hilton.

And as for a good-looking upper class, that's pretty much out the window. Examples: Prince Charles, Donald Trump, Bill Gates.

Need I say more?