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Technology's effect on evolution
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RE: Technology's effect on evolution
With natural selection those best suited to their environment survive. In society today basically everyone survives so the best adapted mechanism - while probably still having an affect at some level - is much less of a factor. There's plenty of people alive today who in a 'natural' setting (that is, devoid of technology) would never have made it. I'm not particularly sure what I think about that. I used to support a sort of loose eugenics but eh. I'd be lying if I said I cared about the future of the human race very much.

As for people growing longer fingers and larger eyes to adapt to technology - that's pretty unlikely, I think. Unless there's a penalty (in terms of producing offspring) for short fingers / smaller eyes it's pretty doubtful. Because society's goal is the preservation of human life we've essentially paused natural selection. That doesn't necessarily mean that evolution won't continue via other means though, I guess.
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Technology's effect on evolution - by fuckass365 - April 18, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by Tiberius - April 18, 2012 at 9:43 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by Minimalist - April 18, 2012 at 12:49 pm
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by fuckass365 - April 18, 2012 at 9:45 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by FallentoReason - April 18, 2012 at 9:54 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by frankiej - April 18, 2012 at 9:56 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 10:01 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by FallentoReason - April 18, 2012 at 10:12 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by Tempus - April 18, 2012 at 10:09 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 10:11 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 10:16 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by FallentoReason - April 18, 2012 at 10:18 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 10:26 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by FallentoReason - April 18, 2012 at 11:11 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 11:17 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by fuckass365 - April 18, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 12:39 pm
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by The Grand Nudger - April 18, 2012 at 12:52 pm
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by Chuff - April 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by FallentoReason - April 19, 2012 at 8:53 am
RE: Technology's effect on evolution - by Faith No More - April 19, 2012 at 9:16 am



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