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Originally Posted by Snugglebear  Evolution is so true that it's a victim of its own success. I think the media distort minor biological differences and scientists' tendency toward tossing out fun unproven facts in interviews to make it seem like EVERYTHING is survival of the fittest. Like big noses vs. small noses, or the fat around Asian eyes that makes them 'squint.' These things, and other differences among the human species, probably do not serve a major(or minor) purpose. It could have just been that populations were separated during a cataclysm or ice age and due to the founder effect strange traits were expressed disproportionately throughout the population with neutral benefits. Not every biological difference has some amazing evolutionary advantage. If it was so cold in Asia at one point that your eyes froze out if you didn't have Chinese eyes, I doubt humans could survive at all. |
First off....nevermind on that.
Anyway that is exactly what evolution is(by my definition woot woot). It doesn't mean that next generation has laser cannons for arms and thus strong and they win.
It's simple shit. A common example is the "black sheep" situation. Where...a moth say is a different color than the other moths, but that new color blends in better with the tree bark thus giving it a higher chance for survival. It mates and has an increased risk to pass on this new color. On and so forth down the chain the moth has evolved.
Now while true that every human physical characteristic difference among races/peoples are not evolutionary, perhaps some are. Skin color for one is.
