Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: jalisco555

This is a stupid article written about an interesting topic.
There is NO question that 'humans' continue to evolve.
Intelligent discussions on the topic center on 'how', not 'if'.
i.e.:
Which genetic traits are being passed along at greater rates?
The answers to this question are not encouraging.


5 posted on 07/10/2004 7:29:38 AM PDT by DefCon
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: DefCon

"Which genetic traits are being passed along at greater rates? "

I would say that since the average Muslim family has 7 children in many parts of the Mid-East then it would have to be reading the Koran?


26 posted on 07/10/2004 8:37:07 AM PDT by BeAllYouCanBe (You are what you eat.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

To: DefCon
This is a stupid article

I agree. How can a clueless person ramble on so long?

Unlike plants and wild animals, human evolution is not a natural process. It occurs mostly during war. During the 20th century 180 million people were killed in 165 wars, about 1 in 10 people. Usually it’s the smartest that survive. That's why modern man developed intelligence far beyond that needed to find food. Most human genetic traits are all about winning at war.

Compared to natural evolution, war is very high speed. Genetic mutations in the wild can take 100,000 years to vet, while war can dramatically change the human gene pool in a few years. This high speed evolution is the reason humans are the most genetically advanced animal ever, even though we are relatively new on the scene.

War is also the reason there is little genetic variation among humans. We've killed off all competitors, such as the Neanderthals. This is very different than plants and wild animals. Monkeys have many genetic variations. Humans do not.

Fifty years ago 50% of the Jews in Europe were killed. What genetic impact did this have? Many of the Einstein types survived. The Jews have been the target of many mass killings over thousands of years. I suspect that is the reason that the average Jewish person alive today, in general with many exceptions, is smarter than average.

42 posted on 07/10/2004 10:36:43 AM PDT by Reeses
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson