This thread drew my attention very quickly! Enjoying the conversation here greatly.
Many of my beleifs reflect what is being said here, although at the moment, I don't intend to type them all down.
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Originally Posted by Zach  You have some good points. Of course we puny humans may appear to other "higher" alien races as nothing but simple and maybe ugly. But, just as someone said that there's no "proof" of God existing, there also is no "proof" of the existence of alien races, life after death (an eternal consciousness), or a dozen other things. What is proof? How can you define "proof"? |
Yes, this I agree with. Good to see a few people put in down in words.
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Originally Posted by Zach Animals do not change their outward appearance to conform to their environment. |
Who said that evolution ever stopped? The beleif goes that it takes thousands/millions/billions of years for a creature to evolve from one form to the next, so, to a purely human perception it would appear that no evolution is taking place at all. Even if you only observed one species of creature for an entire lifetime, lifetimes even!
Also, if evolution is still a constant, evolution may also be observable in creatures throughout even a few generations. Not just in shape or ability of the body, but of the mind, especially in the human race.
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Originally Posted by Zach Or, did the early humanoid body somehow "decide" that it would need an efficient reproductive system in order to keep the population growing? |
Why not? People can make huge transformative changes to their minds and their bodies (through application of things learnt to alter the bodies health level, for example) through education and reptition. To take it one step further would be to will the body to change/evolve with direct mental intent. May happen.