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Evolution is still happening. It's not weeding out what you call the weak and the stupid, but that's not its job - it only selects those who are best adapted t
by rsheridan6 18y ago
Evolution is still happening. It's not weeding out what you call the weak and the stupid, but that's not its job - it only selects those who are best adapted to their environment, whatever that may be.
Some people are still having 8 kids, some are having 2, and some are having none. This is not randomly distributed across genotypes, so some are being selected.
- gravitycop 18y agoEvolution [...] selects those who are best adapted to their environment Are you sure it is not, instead, selective-pressure that does that? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=437043 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=437043
- rsheridan6 18y agoIf you want to be pedantic, yes, evolution includes drift, but it's not that important when you're dealing with large numbers like 6.7 billion.
- gravitycop 18y agoyes, evolution includes drift Who are you agreeing with? Drift was neither mentioned nor intended to be implied. Evolution is not (and does not include): * Natural selection. * Artificial selection. * Selective pressure. * Drift.
- rsheridan6 18y agogravitycop -Wall -pedantic