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So, what do we think of the possibility, or probability of the current human species being the launch pad for a concurrent race of genetically distinct sentients?
In an undisturbed natural state it takes isolation, time and differences in social behaviors for species to emerge. Theoretically, with the way humans are able to isolate themselves genetically through selective mating, and are thanks to mobility more able to find mates to their taste theres less inclination to settle for whats available and more drive to go for what is desirable. So if a particular group formal (like the Quakers), or informal like people who are left handed Zulu speaking people with bipolar disorder wanted to self select they in theory could.
So what do we think, can it happen? Will it happen? Will it be one split or several?
In an undisturbed natural state it takes isolation, time and differences in social behaviors for species to emerge. Theoretically, with the way humans are able to isolate themselves genetically through selective mating, and are thanks to mobility more able to find mates to their taste theres less inclination to settle for whats available and more drive to go for what is desirable. So if a particular group formal (like the Quakers), or informal like people who are left handed Zulu speaking people with bipolar disorder wanted to self select they in theory could.
So what do we think, can it happen? Will it happen? Will it be one split or several?
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I figured I shouldn't keep chatting with you on someone else's blog, but it was great fun to come upon you! (Frankly, I have no idea why agents would not visit writers blogs, but you sounded so cool, I figured I should say something. ;-)
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Of course, now the question isn't who will marry or have sex with whom. It's who is actually reproducing, and who are they doing it with?
Right now I think we're just at the start of a major intermixing era. Lots of migrations. And thanks to TV there just aren't that many people out there at are really strange, any more.
We all know people in mixed marriages, will they continue to be the exception, or become the rule?
If something causes a retreat into isolated breeding groups, the starting point is going to be amazingly homogenous, compared to historic population groupings.
Right now I could conceive of racially segregated stellar colonies. By the time we get around to inventing the means to create those colonies, all the populations clusters will have so many kids and grand kids of mixed heritages that the colonies will start out with excellent genetic diversity. Then natural selection can go to town.