General Science Discussion Thread!

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ernesth100 said:
^Ruined the mood but anyway. How come certain ocean creatures can travel to depths that would crush a human or machine.
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Well, I think they rely on the ocean pressure to support their body instead. The blobfish, for instance, relies on the intense pressure. Otherwise, it just collapses, just like that well-known picture of it.
 
ernesth100 said:
Is it possible humans could still evolve into a superior species? Infact does anyone believe in the evolution theory?
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Of course I believe in evolution

Problem is, humans are already a superior species. We may be physically weak, but, as it's shown, intelligence beats brawn in the evolution scale, which is why we can basically kill any creature thanks to our technology we can create due to our intelligence and why we are considered the dominant species. A species with favorable natural selection will be able to reproduce the most effectively and we humans have been reproducing pretty damn great.

The evolution process takes tens of thousands of years: humans don't evolve into a superior species in a century, y'know.
 
If your are wondering whether or not our species will become more advanced than it is, that depends on how our circumstances change. Evolution occurs partly in response to a changing environment. Exposed to a change long enough, we will physically adapt to it (unless we use technology to adapt to it), and the ability to adapt to that specific change becomes something that is passed to our offspring.
 
Baby Luigi said:
ernesth100 said:
Is it possible humans could still evolve into a superior species? Infact does anyone believe in the evolution theory?
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Of course I believe in evolution

Problem is, humans are already a superior species. We may be physically weak, but, as it's shown, intelligence beats brawn in the evolution scale, which is why we can basically kill any creature thanks to our technology we can create due to our intelligence and why we are considered the dominant species. A species with favorable natural selection will be able to reproduce the most effectively and we humans have been reproducing pretty dang great.

The evolution process takes tens of thousands of years: humans don't evolve into a superior species in a century, y'know.
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Is it fair to compare humans to non-humans? And yes we could kill every other animal. But in doing so if would not be long before we died too.
 
Wasnt really the point but yea that is true.

How long do you think it would take to make another planet suitable for human life? Could we make artificial water, because water is a must for human survival.
 
We can't even properly manage our resources here. We've been looking for planets with conditions similar to Earth's to save us some of the work.