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Which "evolutionary process in question" do you mean? Isn't the point that it is NOT about an evolutionary process?

• toasterlovin 7y ago
  The premise of the article is that fertility is heritable, which means an evolutionary process is taking place that will overcome the demographic transition.
  • j_wtf_all_taken 7y ago
    > The premise of the article is that fertility is heritable (...) Actually, that was the conclusion, and is exactly the thing that is being disputed.
    • toasterlovin 7y ago
      The person I’m responding to is disputing that people in developed economies are evolving to become more fertile by pointing to the fertility rates of recent immigrants, which fall within a couple of generations. I am pointing out that these recent immigrants have not gone through multiple generations of selection for fertility in a developed economy, so the fact that their fertility rates drop upon arrival does not invalidate the hypothesis.
      • j_wtf_all_taken 7y ago
        And I was responding to your claim about the premise of the article? How is the original post relevant in that respect? Anyway, the point is still: if someone makes a claim, they should be able to back that up. That is not done in the paper, and also I cannot find a post by you explaining the reasoning for your hypothesis.