[bvw]

I strongly suspect that thought and emotions influence not only metabolism -- that's clear to all -- but the genetic transfers during fertilization as well. That desire and internal spirit shapes at least that part of evolution we might call adaptation within species.

I think that is related to what you speculate.

[js1138]

I strongly suspect that thought and emotions influence not only metabolism -- that's clear to all -- but the genetic transfers during fertilization as well.

That's a variation of Lamarkianism. It's been dead as a hypothesis for 80 years.

Has less than nothing to do with what I was speculating about. I am saying that selection as a shaping process is seen in biology, behavioral pshchology and neuroscience, and in economics, particularly free market economies.

I find it surprising that conservatives can deny the effectiveness of selection to bring order to chaotic processes.