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Human Genes Still Evolving
MediumFormat writes "The New York Times is running an article that discusses the continuing evolution of human genes. From the article: 'The genes that show this evolutionary change include some responsible for the senses of taste and smell, digestion, bone structure, skin color and brain function.' Darwin Awards aside, what made people think that evolution stopped with the modern era?"
[insert Intelligent Design joke here]
What ever happened to the theory of root races and our religious traditions? Adam and Eve?
It was selected away beacuse it's totally weak, dude.
sudo ergo sum
I believe those evolved into the theory of Intelligent Design...
What are the side effects of this science on religon and religous tradition?
The religious leaders at the pulpit look like fools and their flocks' doubt begins to spread to other areas of teaching like those on sociological pecking order, sin, sexuality, charity, etc, etc...
Most leaders are, somewhat understandably, thrown into a state of panic as their consequent status is severly reduced. They tend to resort to extreme measure as a result. Hence Intelligent Design and Televangelism.
May the Maths Be with you!
You seem to be a person who spends a lot of time in the classroom. Have a look at the real world. Discrimination has always existed and always will exist. The only difference is the form. If you end Aparthied in South Africa you simply are creating a new form of Aparthied somewhere else. If you allow women to vote,the end result is simply that modifications will be made somewhere else in favor of men. The simple fact is, no matter what changes you make, all changes are simply cosmetic. In the long term nothing changes. So get used to it. We live in the same world we lived in 100 years ago, or 1000 years ago, the difference is we have more science, more technology, and more people. Discrimination still exists, the world is still unfair, fairness has never existed and never will, and there will always be division among people.
What's the point in trying to change things when the majority of people want things to stay the same? It's not about race, its not about gender bias, it's not about discrimination, it's about the fact that equality cannot exist due to cultural reasons. We are a cultural conservative country, we want things to be exactly the way they are. We don't want change. You can call my comments dumb or whatever, but look at the world and step outside of the classroom once in a while. Nothing you said in your post proved anything but the fact that you don't seem to have an understanding of how the world really is.
See the world how it is, and adapt to it, instead of trying to change it. If you try to change the world, ultimately the only changes you'll make, will be cosmetic, because there are more people who want the world to stay the same than people who want the world to change. What are you going to say next? Are you going to challenge capitalism itself? Are you going communist?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."