RE: Are other races more evolved than Blacks?
June 22, 2018 at 5:25 am
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2018 at 5:25 am by I_am_not_mafia.)
(June 21, 2018 at 1:17 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: The original humans, who evolved in Africa around 200,000 years ago, were most likely black. Does this mean that other races are more evolved than Blacks?
No.
The human species has changed in a multitude of ways, not just in terms of skin colour. Selection pressure pushes a species to adapt more to a specific environment. White skin colour is better suited for colder climates where there is less risk of sun cancer but a greater risk of Vitamin D deficiency. Black skin is more suited to climates where the opposite is the case.
The Red Queen effect also tells us that previous adaptations can be lost and gained again with co-evolution. Evolution is not a linear progression. It is the environment that determines how well something is evolved and the environment is always changing. A species can also end up in an evolutionary dead-end, such as the peacock's tail, where it has evolved too far in one direction and cannot devolve first to then subsequently adapt in different ways.
