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Is evolution still possible on a large scale?
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RE: Is evolution still possible on a large scale?
Nothing has changed about evolution except our environment, since the environment is what causes the selection pressures, the pressures have changed and the criteria for surviving to pass on genes has changed. Now is is social prowess more than anything, a person that is socially undesirable and unattractive is less likely to reproduce, though not drastically, but when you consider the few that never reproduce the chances of them fitting that generalisation are rather high. Over several hundred generations one thing that will likely evolved is aesthetics, as it seems to be the only real selection pressure amongst modern western humans. That and an aversion to recklessness.

There are several traits that have evolved in the last few thousand years that we know about, namely our height. We are about a foot and a half taller on average that humans from 10,000 years ago.
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Is evolution still possible on a large scale? - by Kirker - September 30, 2010 at 5:50 pm
RE: Is evolution still possible on a large scale? - by IceSage - September 30, 2010 at 11:01 pm
RE: Is evolution still possible on a large scale? - by Kirker - September 30, 2010 at 11:49 pm
RE: Is evolution still possible on a large scale? - by theVOID - October 1, 2010 at 12:35 am

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