I really don't think many people appreciate the deeper implications of the general Darwinian algorithm. What needs to occur in order for there to be evolution, there needs be only a population with heredity and variable traits. The human brain, which evolved into its present form a few hundred thousand years ago, is a shockingly plastic object, when we learn something, it can be transmitted whole or piecemeal to others around us. We have overlap of generations, so something learned by one can become the base of that in the next. We don't need strong genetic evolution if we are able to alter our behavior arbitrarily simply at the level of a brain, this is much faster and more effective than genetic evolution, which undoubtedly still occurs in humans, is very slow (by our standards) and probably made slower by the heavy lifting being done by our brains. I just think people should begin to appreciate the implications of Darwinism that are plainly derivable from the premises. Don't be lazy!
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I really don't think many people appreciate the deeper implications of the general Darwinian algorithm. What needs to occur in order for there to be evolution, there needs be only a population with heredity and variable traits. The human brain, which evolved into its present form a few hundred thousand years ago, is a shockingly plastic object, when we learn something, it can be transmitted whole or piecemeal to others around us. We have overlap of generations, so something learned by one can become the base of that in the next. We don't need strong genetic evolution if we are able to alter our behavior arbitrarily simply at the level of a brain, this is much faster and more effective than genetic evolution, which undoubtedly still occurs in humans, is very slow (by our standards) and probably made slower by the heavy lifting being done by our brains. I just think people should begin to appreciate the implications of Darwinism that are plainly derivable from the premises. Don't be lazy!