Re: JSH: It's a puzzle
On 3 Mag, 12:47, rossum <rossu...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 2 May 2008 21:54:20 -0700 (PDT), JSH <jst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Civilization makes it easier for more people to survive, while
evolution works best by killing off those who make stupid mistakes, so
there is a continual battle of evolution against stability, without
which humanity wouldn't exist as it would never have evolved.
We are still evolving, it is just the the environment in which we live
have changed, so the selection pressures are changing.
For example, in the West there is a selection pressure to be able to
cross roads safely - getting killed crossing a road reduces your
chances of passing on your genes to the next generation.
rossum
Just in the West?
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