- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Dude you are saying that every single black white and asian person will have sex with each other and make these blended babies...meaning pigmentation in skin has nothing to do with sunscreen availability....races will not fade away
Posted by: The Rip Saw
My theory does not require interracial peace and harmony, although that would certainly help a lot. The black skin pigmentation is merely a defensive measure against the sun's harmful rays. With current UV sunscreen trends, there will be no need for black skin. Maybe 550 years wouldn't be enough to get rid of it, maybe the total gloabalization of the world will happen later than I think. it probably woouldn't be totally gone anyways, just gone as far as Native Americans are now, which isn't that dark. But, eventually, there will be no more pigmentation at all. We will have no need for it.
This actually can swing both ways. In the next 550 years, the magnetic poles could easily reverse (we're long overdue, and the warning signs are here). There will be a long period when there is little or no magnetic field in some areas. This means that many more charged particles will make it through the atmosphere. Having pigmented skin could end up being a super advantage for a couple hundred years. If that was the case, everyone could end up being brown or black. It all depends on how fast natural selection can work.