# Ultimately, is civilization maladaptive?

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**Created:** [August 13, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimately-is-civilization-maladaptive/631330 "2012-08-13T01:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimately-is-civilization-maladaptive/631330/45 "2012-08-19T17:42:03Z")

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Something I believe in has to do with being hardwired to operate certain physical traits that we could potentaily possess thousands of years from now. Not that we ever will only that the wiring is in place just in case. Weird but realistic dreams about flying, swimming, climbing, fighting, things of this sort lead me to believe this.

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