Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sharing our spot as the dominant species
I often wonder whether eventually, another dominant species will evolve. If you believe in the theory of evolution, then you know that originally, humans evolved from primates. We were once just as primitive as all our animal friends. Does this mean that thousands of years from now, there could be another species that will evolve to become intelligent, and live along side humans? I think it is definitely possible, considering where many species are already at. Take for instance the dolphin. They are one of the smartest creatures on the planet. In their environment, they have found ways to utilize natural objects as tools. Also, dolphins are very social animals, and already have their own sophisticated language, although we have only been able to decipher bits and pieces. This makes it very understandable why dolphins are easy to train, and can respond to complicated commands. If the theory of evolution holds true, along with Darwinism, allowing a species to become more and more advanced, I think it is one day possible that they will be just as intelligent as humans are currently. I guess if the theory is correct, humans will also advance, and will likely remain as the dominant species on earth. It is definitely plausible though that dolphins will be in control of the water, and humans the land. It might be a long shot, but who knows what can happen if enough time passes. As long as there is still life on earth, I think it is a possibility.
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This is a very interesting interesting point. I feel as though this is less likely if we continue on our current path. A lot of our evolution has come because of our ability to create things and use and invent new technology. It would be hard for another species to overcome or live with us. We would most likely not let this happen. We would probably suppress any other species that would become more dominant.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there could be a chance of this happening with a major disaster. If something were to happen, where our technology was stripped from us and we were forced to live back in our old ways, some other species could become more or equally dominant. Such as what happened in Planet of the Apes.
The other potential is for the evolution of another species to happen in the ocean without us knowing. There is so much ocean that we don't know about, especially in the deep areas, where the light can not reach.
The other possibility is not evolution, but an alien invasion, not necessarily a bad one. Maybe another species from another galaxy gets in contact with us and we could end up living side by side.
I think that there is a possibility of this happening, but is not very likely.
This post makes me think of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in which dolphins actually are the dominant species and we just aren't aware of it. This book also relates to Kyle's comment about an alien invasion. I feel that both of these things are possible but not for a long time.
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