Are we devolving?

Since the advent of liberalism, every generation is weaker than the one before it.

Multiculturalism is only a catalyst to quicken the process.

Physical injury is only a manifestation of this weakness in mind, body, and spirit.

Most individuals only start running during or after puberty, thus the injury.

great topic.. coincidently i was having the exact same discussion with my coworker..

look at all the technology and medicines that we improved upon... we have computers that help us think, we have medicines that help us fight off diseases, we have shoes that help us run..

if technology continues to aid man we become less evolved than what we naturally should evolve.. instead of the next generation becoming stronger we become weaker, instead of the next generation becoming smarter we become dumber..

at the rate we are going we will all be looking like slugs in the next 1000 years (remember the movie DUNE); no arms, no legs and one small brain

Wow. I thought that the first post was the most moronic thing I would ever read until I read the second post.

creep wrote:

great topic.. coincidently i was having the exact same discussion with my coworker..

look at all the technology and medicines that we improved upon... we have computers that help us think, we have medicines that help us fight off diseases, we have shoes that help us run..

if technology continues to aid man we become less evolved than what we naturally should evolve.. instead of the next generation becoming stronger we become weaker, instead of the next generation becoming smarter we become dumber..

at the rate we are going we will all be looking like slugs in the next 1000 years (remember the movie DUNE); no arms, no legs and one small brain

also i want to add look at all the cometic surgery is going on.. instead of natural selection of both mates we have artificial selection which probably breeds inferior offsprings...

foie gras wrote:

Wow. I thought that the first post was the most moronic thing I would ever read until I read the second post.

Why did you think it was moronic?

I think about this especially when I see non runners, which is a majority of the population. Most of the normal body types just don't look like they could run very far at all. It's like everyone is too bulky. Maybe this is a cultural thing where people feel that they must lift weights or just be big, but t does not look "natural" in my opinion.

MC wrote:

foie gras wrote:

Wow. I thought that the first post was the most moronic thing I would ever read until I read the second post.

Why did you think it was moronic?

I think about this especially when I see non runners, which is a majority of the population. Most of the normal body types just don't look like they could run very far at all. It's like everyone is too bulky. Maybe this is a cultural thing where people feel that they must lift weights or just be big, but t does not look "natural" in my opinion.

There is no such thing as devolving.

I think the fact that we dont need to rely on physical strength as much is evolution in itself. We are adapting to our surroundings, ie technology. Why would we want to chase down a deer and kill it when we could shoot it?

thats my 2 cents

I devolved reading this thread.

MC wrote:

...why can't many people not run more than 50 miles a week...

My grammar must be devolving. I don't understand the meaning of this.

Yes, we are devo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo

Everyone needs to follow pose running (posetech.com). Forefoot strike will allow us to evolve into the next millennium.

there is no such thing as devolving because evolution is not directional. contrary to the ways evolution is depicted in bullshit media, there is no such thing as evolutionary "progress" - so there's no such thing as devolving.

go back to high school bio

DUMBASSES wrote:

There is no such thing as devolving.

Conundrum wrote:

DUMBASSES wrote:

There is no such thing as devolving.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Devolving

which of the definitions on that page pertain to what the OP is asking? i doubt the OP was wondering if we were rolling backward.

thanks for proving our point.

T-man wrote:

Conundrum wrote:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Devolving

which of the definitions on that page pertain to what the OP is asking? i doubt the OP was wondering if we were rolling backward.

thanks for proving our point.

I think his point was that there *is* such a thing as devolving.

Idiots. It is completely obvious what he meant by devolving, getting weaker, slower, dumber, more injury prone. The running thing is all about the shoes, the obesity, the pavement, and the sedentary lifestyle.

wejosquad wrote:

Yes, we are devo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo

Oh crap. I am frickin' old. People on this board mention Devo with a reference to wikipedia.

Evolving up, from little snails,

Are we not men?

Charles Darwinish wrote:

Idiots. It is completely obvious what he meant by devolving, getting weaker, slower, dumber, more injury prone. The running thing is all about the shoes, the obesity, the pavement, and the sedentary lifestyle.

Thank you.

Obviously "devolution" doesn't exist. What I meant was that we are physically inferior than in the past.

Maybe his misuse of "devolving" is evidence of this phenomenon?