One fine morning while I was driving on my way to office and while I was competing and racing with the fellow commuters a sudden thought struck me. And I kept pondering on it throughout the drive, which lasted and ended with the drive. No serious thinking has gone later on and certainly no research was done. The second time I thought about it was when I wrote this.
So, what was the thought? Before I jump to the point let me introduce you the sequence again. As, I was trying to overtake every other vehicle, which was in my view; “Survival of the fittest” was the first thought that stuck me! It all started with this and with further evolution of thoughts. Darwin theory stuck me strong; yes it is about the “Natural Selection” which we have all read during our school biology classes, which honestly helped us in the evolution of our final scores.
Today, many argue and present counter arguments against the Darwin theory but there are still many of us who vouch with the Darwin theory. I might be presenting another or some one might have already presented these arguments. I am not a biologist per say, neither a science graduate; if I am at flaw with any basic science principle I beg an honest ignorance! So let’s get on with the topic…
If human have evolved from the apes and our thinking has evolved over the ages. Darwin theory was not only about the human but also about every living being; he proposed that every complex being has evolved from a simple structure through theory of natural selection. That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature).
If I may draw inferences, human’s started using brain a lot and they have become smarter as they travelled the timeline. And every organism is constantly evolving in very minute steps towards a completely different form.
When I vouch on this theory and explanation, my argument becomes very simple. Human will not be the same as they are today and they might become smarter or might not be as intelligent as today. Its complicated and tough to predict in what line we would be traversing. Our brains got evolved over the ages, since our ancestors profusely challenged the brain. And we can say human are the intelligent and much smarter than any living organism known to the mankind. But how do we compare our thinking levels or the stress levels to the brain today i.e., by the men today with the ancient human. According to the Darwin Theory the brain would evolve further only if its being stressed more than what it is today and if the stress levels are decreased when compared to what it was for the early man then we are at a dangerous stage where we might worry that brain might not only stop evolving but might even retreat!
To explain this with an example, how do we measure the brain stress levels and compare what brain went through when man invented Wheel or Fire and what it was like for the brain when lets say a Mobile was invented?
We might never be able to measure this, as there is no standard metric to measure this. If the brain stress levels for the Mobile invention was more than that the invention of Fire or the Wheel; we are on the right track and we need not worry. But if that is the other way round, we certainly need to worry according to Darwin theory! (For the mischief commenter who opines that Fire was a discovery and not an invention; I would argue, other animals also discovered fire too but none invented a way to use it, forget about creating it.)
Other question lingering on my mind is, “if there is any other organism that have been using its brain or rather stressing it presently more than what the human are doing?” Again its very tough to measure, I would not say impossible as we the human have shown time and again that nothing is impossible. So, if that organism is been using the brain or challenging it beyond the levels while the human are not stressing the brain as much as that organism is been able to do today. Then according to Darwin Theory, that organism one day would be more smarter and intelligent than the human!
Do we still have to worry about the aliens to come conquer us one day? We have a competitor right here!
So, to put my thoughts in a nutshell, might be scary to many; adult supervision is much suggested. “Human will not be the same that they are today, they might be more smart or might not be smart at all; they can look as human or might look completely different; as they travel with the evolution” and my other view is “There might be an organism right beside us which might turn out to be much intelligent and smart than the human again as we sail through the evolution”.
If these are freaky thoughts, please think on them more, stress your brain cells to the levels they haven’t ever reached before; please keep the human race going, be human help human!
- Harish Bheemarthi
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