RE: Homo evolutis
July 4, 2016 at 10:27 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2016 at 10:28 am by Whateverist.)
(June 30, 2016 at 4:45 pm)paulpablo Wrote:(June 29, 2016 at 10:26 am)Whateverist the White Wrote: There isn't any selection happening by way of vaccination. Everyone gets vaccinated, accept the conspiracy theorists. Furthermore there is no breeding advantage involved for either the vaccinated or the unvaccinated. Presently those who breed the most tend to be those living in under-developed countries with the highest infant mortality. Education is negatively associated with family size in developed countries. It is hard to see how natural selection can function in the current population in the developed world, though if some especially deadly virus broke out of something like ebola we might discover pockets of immunity. That would be evolution in progress.
How could natural selection not function in the developed world?
Well in terms of gene mutations resulting in resistance to disease, of course it does. But in terms any mutation which would putatively provide a physical or mental advantage, I see no link between increased physical strength, intelligence or wealth which positively correlates with increased progeny.
