If M-Day really happens
Kenneth M. Lin
"No more mutants." This is what I think will happen.
Since it has been scientifically proven that white people are caused by
mutation, everyone will turn into black people once that gene reverts back
to original.
This is the same with all science fiction story where an alien visits Earth.
It's unlikely that the same mutation occurs in another planet, an alien is
more likely to be black in appearance than the commonly reported blond-hair
blue-eye variety.
grinningdemon
<kennet...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>Let's assume that there's really a Scarlet Witch in our world and she utters
>"No more mutants." This is what I think will happen.
>
>Since it has been scientifically proven that white people are caused by
>mutation, everyone will turn into black people once that gene reverts back
>to original.
It may have started as a mutation but, at this point, it can no longer
be considered as such...for that matter, evolution as a whole is
dependent on mutation so, if they are all undone retroactively, life
on earth would simply cease to exist all together.
>
>This is the same with all science fiction story where an alien visits Earth.
>It's unlikely that the same mutation occurs in another planet, an alien is
>more likely to be black in appearance than the commonly reported blond-hair
>blue-eye variety.
Not necessarily...just because humanity first evolved as black here on
earth doesn't mean that would apply to other planets...that said, the
odds of their being alien life out there anywhere that looks even
remotely human is pretty unlikely...even another planet virtually
identical to earth most likely wouldn't produce humans...think about
it, the birth of humanity came mainly external factors like cosmically
driven extintion level events (wiping out much of what came before),
environmental factors, and the luck of the draw.
William George Ferguson
In the Marvel universe, the repitition of the humanoid shape is at least
partly due to the Celectials. Not all Celestial seeded planets have
humanoid sapient life forms, but a large number of them do. Humans, the
Kree, and the Skrulls are all the result of Celestial tampering.
--
I have a theory, it could be bunnies
grinningdemon
Fair enough...but, given that the Kree are blue and the Skrulls are
green, there is still no reason to assume humans from another planet
in the MU would be black.
Kenneth M. Lin
"grinningdemon" <grinni...@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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True, but from the evolutionary standpoint, it'd make more sense to have
dark pigments in your skin to protect you from the sun especially if you are
mostly hairless.
grinningdemon
<kennet...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
But that would be dependent on other environmental factors as
well...perhaps the planet in question is farther from the sun and/or
has a thicker atmosphere that blocks more solar radiation...perhaps
the lifeform evolved in densely forested areas or even underground
where there is less light.
Kenneth M. Lin
If that's the case, they wouldn't have lost their body hair in the first
place. Did you ever see those monkeys from the Amazon rainforest? They are
cute and fuzzy., not at all white people like.
grinningdemon
<kennet...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
You never know what mutations will take hold...after all, white people
have a distinct disadvantage in terms of protection from the sun but
we're still here...any number of possible variations could occur in
alien environments...just as they have on earth...and the loss of body
hair most likely occured as primitive humans started wearing clothing
for protection from the elements...so harsher environments might even
speed that along...but "cute and fuzzy" is always something to aspire
to.
On a side note, I had a teacher in high school who used to say that
humanity was turning into the Simpsons...as the races intermingle,
we'll all end up yellow...and pinkies will continue to atrophy as
generations pass until we lose them all together.
mimf
Apparently there are some advantages to having light-colored skin
if you live in Northern climates where clothing is necessary.
For example, an excerpt from
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00035&segmentID=3
"Not having enough Vitamin D may increase your chances of getting
certain cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes - even Parkinson's Disease - and
the Centers for Disease Control says 70 percent of us don't get enough.
Vitamin D is called "the Sunshine Vitamin" because without the sun's
rays, our skin can't make it: and the darker your skin, the harder it
is to get the D you need. Which is why African Americans are twice as
likely to have insufficient amounts of vitamin D than whites."