Human race will 'split into two different species'

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 10/25/2007 | NIALL FIRTH

[prisoner6]

Human race will 'split into two different species'

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.

100,000 years into the future, sexual selection will mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed.

The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000.

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prisoner6

[joebuck]

LOL

[chesley]

Like the Morlocks and the Eloi? I think that’s the right terms, but it’s been a long time since I read “The time Machine”, and I think the situations were somewhat different as to who did what. But the principle is the same.

[COBOL2Java]

That one at the end looks like Edna Mode...

[Varda]

FWIW From Wikipedia - Oliver Curry is a research associate at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science in the London School of Economics. He is an evolutionary theorist. His Ph.D., on the topic of morality as natural history, was awarded by the Government Department of the London School of Economics, where he now teaches Political Theory.

This guy is no scientist. He's just another bloviator with a PhD.

[ladyjane]

Actually The Bell Curve spoke of the increasing spread of the distribution into what could be interpreted as a smart, powerful ruling class and an underclass. They were not wishing for this, rather they were describing it.

Of course very few people actually read The Bell Curve. They only complained about what they *thought* was in the book. LOL

[GoLightly]

Yea, Yea, Eloy & Morlocks, we all saw the movie

Zackly my first thought when I read the article.

[Old Professer]

Dr. Curry, meet Dr. Watson; please take a seat in the corner and don your cap.

[Old Professer]

Strictly liquid diet?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Varda.

[VegasCowboy]

Rush pointed out the existence of Uglo-Americans years ago. I guess we can now look forward to Uglo-Sapiens in the year 3000!

[MHGinTN]

She was supposed to look something like Coco Chanel.

[Unassuaged]

Well, it is about time.

[null and void]

And please everyone, no ex-wife jokes. OK?

Amd pretty please? No pictures of Helen. (Like that's gonna happen)...

[Clemenza]

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.

Morloch and Eloi.

Its good to be a member of the elite folks. Just don't let the schlubs get the ballot.

[null and void]

The "chin recession" can only happen if the large-chinned humans are at a disadvantage

[Clemenza]

The days when an uneducated schlub could earn a “middle class” wage by polishing screws only lasted from 1946 until 1973. It was a short period in our history, and one which will not be repeated.

[null and void]

Who’s going to pick short, fat, ugly, stupid, goblin-like?

Darksheare?

[Hot Tabasco]

uniform race of coffee-coloured people."

Caublaasians........ Will they be good golfers?

[CarrotAndStick]

I’m sorry, I didn’t get what you were trying to say...

[CarrotAndStick]

Heh heh!