Evolution?

Byrnzie
Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
edited June 2011 in A Moving Train
Who put the 'EV' in 'Evolution'? :P

And what does does it even mean? :think:


Where are we all heading? :?:


Discuss...
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Ed Vedder?
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    technology beyond our wildest imagination's.

    Godfather.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i think the correct term is devolution ... ;)
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,061
    polaris_x wrote:
    i think the correct term is devolution ... ;)
    Q: Are we men? A: No. We are Devo. :lol:
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Who put the 'EV' in 'Evolution'? :P

    And what does does it even mean? :think:

    I found this, in case you're being serious...

    The word “evolution” ultimately derives from the Latin verb “evolvere,” which means “to roll out” and referred to the reading of scrolls. In colloquial English, “evolution” refers to “progressive change.” This is what we mean when we talk about “the evolution of politics,” “the evolution of the media,” “the evolution of military power,” “the evolution of stars,” etc.

    http://dererumnatura.us/archives/2004/1 ... uti-1.html
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,061
    History of evolutionary thought

    The roots of naturalistic thinking in biology can be dated to at least the 6th century BC, with the Greek philosopher Anaximander.
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  • CH156378
    CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    all the rolling hills i'll flatten em out yeah it's herd behavior

    http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/1d95 ... 1e89ef.jpg
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    O.k, so this thread can safely be deposited in the drawer marked 'Threads Created When Full of Beer'.


    ;)
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,061
    Byrnzie wrote:
    O.k, so this thread can safely be deposited in the drawer marked 'Threads Created When Full of Beer'.


    ;)
    Ha ha. I knew it. :)
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,061
    polaris_x wrote:
    i think the correct term is devolution ... ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5zKhOmvUTA 4:26 :lol:
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  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    Technological Determinism.

    When I go to the local grocery store, which is on the border between the "good" part of town and the "bad" part of town, my belief in evolution disappears.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,061
    whygohome wrote:
    Technological Determinism.

    When I go to the local grocery store, which is on the border between the "good" part of town and the "bad" part of town, my belief in evolution disappears.
    Nice. :clap:
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Evolution no longer exists for humans. I believe it's now Cultural Evolution, our culture is shaping us not our natural environment. For example, curing diseases just makes our species weaker from that stand point. I wouldn't be suprised if stayed like we are now until we come to our end.

    We are so diverse and live in a huge range of conditions it's always hard to say Humans are going to point A or B. Like there are people who live high in the mountains with different blood supplies to counter the production of haemoglobin, then there are people who live in deserts/rainforests and the cold.
  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    Brisk. wrote:
    Evolution no longer exists for humans. I believe it's now Cultural Evolution, our culture is shaping us not our natural environment. For example, curing diseases just makes our species weaker from that stand point. I wouldn't be suprised if stayed like we are now until we come to our end.

    We are so diverse and live in a huge range of conditions it's always hard to say Humans are going to point A or B. Like there are people who live high in the mountains with different blood supplies to counter the production of haemoglobin, then there are people who live in deserts/rainforests and the cold.

    Well put.
    P.S. When/where is your avatar from?
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    whygohome wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Evolution no longer exists for humans. I believe it's now Cultural Evolution, our culture is shaping us not our natural environment. For example, curing diseases just makes our species weaker from that stand point. I wouldn't be suprised if stayed like we are now until we come to our end.

    We are so diverse and live in a huge range of conditions it's always hard to say Humans are going to point A or B. Like there are people who live high in the mountains with different blood supplies to counter the production of haemoglobin, then there are people who live in deserts/rainforests and the cold.

    Well put.
    P.S. When/where is your avatar from?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZmyp1gpLiA

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