Re:Elon Musk argues that putting a million people on Mars en...
by lutusp on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @02:06PM
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> However, humanity lives in an increasingly global environment, and natural selection works slowly - so no two generations will be able to draw a line saying "they're a different species,"
True, but what makes a species a species remains the same. Eventually our descendants wouldn't be able to mate with us (or would want to), and that perspective will mark the end of the human species.
> I think there will be a wide range in what is considered "human."
True, but what makes a species a species remains the same. Eventually our descendants wouldn't be able to mate with us (or would want to), and that perspective will mark the end of the human species.
> I think there will be a wide range in what is considered "human."
See above.