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Posted by RicodJour on June 19, 2007, 12:45 pm
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> >> >>http://tinyurl.com/yuppj6
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> >> > That is why evolution in the species has for all intents and purposes
> >> > stopped.
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> >> > If they're different, they must be either inferior or a threat - what
> >> > do we do? I know! Let's kill them.
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> >> I think you're talking about 'cultural evolution', and that it's an
> >> overly-pessimistic view of our fellow chimps. It's important to rememb=
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> >> 'human nature', but even in my short time I've seen big cultural chang=
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> >> E.g.:
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> >> I just heard Richard Dawkins being interviewed for the Nth time on his
> >> tour
> >> to support the sales of his book "The God
> >> Delusion".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_DelusionNeverwould have
> >> happened when
> >> I was a kid.
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> >> It's Pride Week in Toronto with the big parade set for
> >> Saturday.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Week_(Toronto) Our
> >> politicians HAVE to be
> >> there. Never would have happened when I was a kid.
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> >> There's still unspeakable barbarity and ignorance out
> >> there,http://tinyurl.com/2234rc,http://tinyurl.com/yxfr9g,
> >> but I'm fairly sanguine about our progress, if the more clever chimps =
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> >> call the tune.
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> > Zzzzt! Sorry, wrong category. It's not about cultural change, it's
> > about physical and genetic change.
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> Even then I'd say you're off the mark. If we don't develop genetic fixes =
for
> them, in a millenium we'll all probably suffer form a host of genetic
> 'deficiencies' that no longer affect viability to any great extent. We're
> evolving, alright, into nearsight, asthmatic, flatfooted, bucktoothed
> =DCbermensch! (Cue The Ride of the Valkyries.)
You're missing my point, Michael. Evolution does not stay static,
which is apparently the intent of humankind.
"We're obviously the supreme beings on the planet, how could we
possibly be improved upon?"
All of the current medical work is being done to preserve the status
quo - and eliminate current flaws - without allowing a new species to
evolve. A new species is what would evolve naturally.
Evolution doesn't happen slowly and inexorably over time. It happens
in fits and spurts.
When a new little bugger pops out with significant differences,
they'll be killed.
I do agree about the species being weakened by medical "advances" and
protracted lives.
R
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