"A Monumental Genetic Hangover"

I am a poor benighted Evangelical who but hopes for a new Heaven and a new Earth and so does not have the breadth of mind to comprehend the predictions of my Darwinian superiors.

Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said.

Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge.

The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a decline due to dependence on technology.

The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures.

Speaking of Wells

“Very simple was my explanation, and plausible enough – as many wrong theories are!” (The Time Traveler – Chapter Four, Pg. 49)