On 05-Aug-06, at 10:29 AM, sastry wrote:
Would not agree with this without serious evidence. We just don't
know that's
all.
It's very simple: reading the right books conveys a much greater
survival
benefit to a human being than does pretty much anything biological. As
does access to good medical care.
The high incidence of diabetes and early heart deaths among Indians
may well
I'd think this has more to do with a high calorie diet (cultural)
than with
anything genetic. Even those genetically predisposed to diabetes can
generally fend off full-blown diabetes with proper diet and exercise
(which can happen by reading books, or acting on the advice of a
health practitioner).
My point is not that biological evolution has ceased in humans, but
that cultural / memetic evolution is more relevant to the survival of
human individuals (and cultures) than is anything biological.
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