2009-03-27, 11:15 PM
XBish Wrote:evolution still happens in humans, like you said we just dont notice. although it is true that survival rates are much higher now, it is still also true that "stronger" genes have a better chance of reproduction and survival in the gene pool. smarter, stronger men have a better chance of reproduction and more females for the same goal. same goes for the best female genes. the reproduction instict is very much there in humans which like you said is what explains why good guys finish last. a strong agresive male sperm is much more apealing than a weak nice one. of course even the weak ones can reproduce, but the strong one has a higher chance. that is why i always say girls like it rough guys.
now these "brain powers" are fiction, not real, no living organism in this planet has shown any kind of power. we just like to feel special and better than everyone else.
What I mean is: let's take a sickly weak guy and a strong healthy guy. 10,000 years ago one would be more likely to survive than the other. Right now, with modern medicine and plentiful food, they'll both probably have families. If the strong guy doesn't have a better chance to survive like that, is he really evolutionarily better? How can evolution proceed when everybody is equally likely to survive?