I agree with you. However, I said we are the most evolved because intelligence is the equivalent of active evolution.

For example, when you are in a climate too cold for survival, you put on a jacket. If you are in a climate too hot for survival, you turn on the a/c.

Our technology is merely a product of our minds which easily adapt to change in real time. It does not take millions of years. And thus, it is a revolutionary development.

This post was edited by PixileDust on Nov 14 2014 06:01pm

Its also a common feature among all mammals. We aren't the only ones with a brain that learns, also bacteria kick our ass at adapting. They do it much faster and alter their own DNA through uptake of plasmids to do it. There's even bacteria we literally can't kill no matter what conditions we put them in lending to the idea of panspermia. We don't have the most desirable trait for survival, that medal goes to bacteria.

True. However, you are comparing apples to oranges talking about extremophiles.

They adapt to their environment. We adapt our environment to ourselves.

Bacteria can hardly ever dream of interstellar travel and certainly can't dabble in the fine arts. And obviously, we can't survive in volcanic vents.

Nobody will ever be better at being human then humans imo so at least we got that.

There is no such thing as "post-evolution". Change is always occurring. The discovery of abstract tools such as science does not mean such change ceases. Furthermore, while we are the most advanced species on Earth, there is no reason to believe we are the most advanced species in the universe, or even in the Milky Way.

I believe he means that we are engaging in activities that aren't directly instilled by evolution, but are instead indirect consequences of particular evolutionary traits.

yeah but just about every mammal falls into that category.

We do to a far greater extent, things like writing literature and making music and doing mathematics.

Every species will make the most of their traits, direct or indirect, within their current generation. Humans differ compared to the feats of other species because with every generation that has passed we have artificially improved our species with these indirect traits (manual dexterity and complex vocal chords ultimately leading to complex communication). With the advent of technology we have hindered our biological evolution because no longer are we forced to naturally adapt to the environment.

While it may not be biological evolution, ultimately this trend (agreed upon my many major institutions) will lead to cyborg evolution. Basically some form of technology will be incorporated on our normal functions. This already is the case for many people like pacemakers and ventilators, however at present these devices act to restore normal human function. It isn't science fiction to think of these devices actually enhancing human function.

Just my opinion but i believe all the life here, that doesn't require the destruction and depletion of almost everything on this planet is the alpha species.................