Jonesy

Try this on for size.

Fear, pleasure and pain + evolution and natural selection + reproduction = a dynamic system functioning without interaction from its creator(s)

The first group functions as guidance. The second group accepts the guidance and in conjunction with the third, makes the correct changes.

More specifically, while you live, your brain is collecting data (which is gathered through the first group). When you reproduce, the data is used to make the evolutionary changes. This means, in order for evolution to function, we must continue to experience pain, pleasure and fear. It also means, it is possible to conclusively prove evolution by locating the evolutionary data storage.

WhatAboutThis?

The universe is an infinite string of vegan burritos running parallel(though never meeting- even as they continue to approach each other) to super hydrogenated saturated double cheese meaty burgers which were dunked in the entrails of 1950's B movie basement closet monster from planet 'X'.

Or, the Equation of the Universe= Delta Dream Wave stages of the Alpha Exo-Genic Organism, divided into infinite Endo-Symbiant local plane/planetary realities which are experienced as physical realities by the local Endo-Inhabitants' perceptions(hence we are bio-holographically situated within a larger thermo-dynamic construction).

Dawnling

Someone offered that the next evolutions of humans will be all in the brain.

( My New Year's Resolution is to be better at names)

Jonesy

There is much to gain from this equation; such as, if you could conclusively prove both evolution and the guidance system (as being part of this universe, not necessarily life period), you could effectively disprove most religious 'beliefs'. At the same time, you could safely surmise, there is a designer at work. And this designer is not the God of any religions we've been force-fed.

jowey

Proof is irrelevant. Someone could believe that blue is red, that we were all a figment of their imagination or God's imagination. No amount of "proof" could sway them.

We are being shown infinity, proofs refuting dogma every day and institutional religions still believe in the religious books literally.

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Jonesy

Most people think of pain, pleasure and fear as simply being part of life. When we are young, we are told about heaven and hell... which causes us to assume pain and pleasure will be with us forever. Most then never question it again, and continue with ideas of morality, 'respect', and a whole host of other potential falsehoods.

If these things are purely biological, and are merely part of the structure of this universe, how does this knowledge change your understanding of true significance? Is it really such a bad thing when someone hurts your feelings? Maybe it is a good thing, when interpreted correctly. If these things are providing data to be passed on through evolution, certainly they are good and will help your offspring.

Gaining a true understanding of how these things function can assist us to better train our bodies for survival in this universe.

Jonesy

Evolution is part of each species more than each individual. At the time of reproduction, evolution cross-checks the data to see if the species is at risk. If one person attempts to spark change, but their partner does not do the same things, evolution will notice and might make no changes in the desired direction.

It might be possible to increase the speed of evolution by forming large groups of people all interested in evolving in the exact same direction. By telling evolution what they all want, and inter-breeding for generations, they should be able to choose their changes.

This should be done carefully. If you do not know exactly how to talk to evolution, it might misunderstand and produce an undesired change. Our structure of countries is already well-suited for this practice.

Dawnling

mmmm, yes - like flat-faced cats and tiny poodles

Jonesy

This is the missing part of evolution theory. The fact we have different 'races' is a direct result of evolution. Large groups of a species, in slightly different environments, inter-breeding over many generations.

Proof-positive.

Jonesy

Since we now know how, we can create a controlled experiment. Several variables to consider would be: rate of reproduction (something like a gerbil might be good), exactly how different should the environment be (to make it as fast as possible, it should probably be as difficult and different as possible while still being survivable), every single one of the test subjects must be exposed to the environment equally (if even one breeder isn't exposed, the rate of evolution decreases).