hermanthegerm wrote:
I am also a Darwinist.

Is it possible that a species may intervene in the development of another species, even and up to genetic manipulation to either facilitate survival or accelerate evolution?

It sure is.


As in Five Million Years to Earth, one of my favorite "thoughtful" sf films.  

I never tried to parse out the exact meaning of 2001.  I just knew that it inspired deep thinking about man and his evolution, and let it go at that. That's all that we need ask of it.