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In reply to the discussion: Thoughts on the Evolution of Our Species. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,295 posts)But, more relevantly for this sub-thread:
#7: "if we are to survive as a species"
#19: "our social constructs are threatening our very existence"
so, no, I'm not the first to mention extinction.
We're not evolving any more than we have for some time (there may be some spread of natural immunity to certain diseases, for instance, or further spread of adult lactose tolerance). I cannot see any evolutionary 'tipping point' that has either just happened, or is happening now. And no-one has tried to describe it in this thread yet, either, so it looks like no-one can.
It seems to me that, far from the being part of the topic, you are the first to bring up 'devolving'. What do you define as 'devolving'? It's not a word I ever use, or see used, biologically. I have no idea what you mean by "most of our evolution is no longer conducive to further evolution".
Hang on - I've found a biological definition for 'devolution'. But it doesn't look good, for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devolution_%28biology%29 I'd have thought anyone would want to keep away from such a term.