Have we finished evolving?

[68magOwner]

for everyone looking for "half monkies"......what do you think you are

[Mango]

As others have stated, no.

There is a law that we human physiology types have called "Wolfs' Law" which explains adaptations to training. Basically it states that the body will adapt to its environment. For instance, astronauts who spend extended time in space (lack of gravitational pull) will experience significant demineralization of the bones because they do not have to support the weight of the body against the earth or any other such object. Body parts adapt to how they are used as well, such as our muscles, ligaments, cardiopulmonary system, etc.

Short story: A man who worked as a carpenter accidently cut off his thumb while working one day. His carpentry was his livelyhood and he needed his thumb to allow him to do the fine motor skills neccessary in his craft. His doctor explained they could remove his big toe and attach it where his thumb was, giving him some ability to grasp things. He had nothing to lose and they went through with the procedure. At first, it did look like a big thumb, stuck on a hand, and he had elementary control over its movement. About a year later he came back, and the doctor had a hard time telling the difference between his hands. The thumb adapted to its new location, the bone shrunk in size, fat deposits depleted to the point where the big toe, essentially, turned into a thumb! Wolf's Law in action. It no longer needed to support an entire body so it adapted its roll as a digit.

[bornl33t]

Short story: A man who worked as a carpenter accidently cut off his thumb while working one day. His carpentry was his livelyhood and he needed his thumb to allow him to do the fine motor skills neccessary in his craft. His doctor explained they could remove his big toe and attach it where his thumb was, giving him some ability to grasp things. He had nothing to lose and they went through with the procedure. At first, it did look like a big thumb, stuck on a hand, and he had elementary control over its movement. About a year later he came back, and the doctor had a hard time telling the difference between his hands. The thumb adapted to its new location, the bone shrunk in size, fat deposits depleted to the point where the big toe, essentially, turned into a thumb! Wolf's Law in action. It no longer needed to support an entire body so it adapted its roll as a digit.

sorry, but I'm blowing the bs whistle on this story.

[bornl33t]

As long as cells keep dividing we will never stop evolving. It just takes so long no one will really notice.

it's not evolution, it's degeneration at best.

[RobAGD]

Closed as its already degrading into a your idea is stupid thread.

-Robert

[Miscue]

Women are de-evolving - they're forgetting how to cook and clean like the good old days.