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Up until very recently evolution has been selecting in favor of intelligence. Otherwise we wouldn't have it. As for the claim that the dumb are out-reproducing
by cynicalkane 17y ago
Up until very recently evolution has been selecting in favor of intelligence. Otherwise we wouldn't have it. As for the claim that the dumb are out-reproducing the smart now; well, I'd say that's a consequence of smart people desiring to invest more in their kids, but it doesn't have to be that way in a different societal environment. In particular, I can't see free reproduction and globalizing civilization co-existing for many generations longer.