Except...broken bones are a good example of something that temporarily weakens
an individual but has no genetic link and wouldn't affect evolution or the
genes of offspring.
I believe that most anthropologists correlate the signs of broken but healed
bones in human remains found in burials with a higher level of communal living
(i.e., a properly functioning society where people take care of the less
fortunate).
If it weren't for society, we wouldn't have science and research, and we
wouldn't know anything about genetic diseases, evolution, and new methods to
repair genetic diseases (e.g., CRISPR). Science isn't all good or all bad, it's
how it's used by society that's important.
Beware statements like "humans perpetuate weaknesses in their population
through science" lest people start thinking this sounds like eugenics.
Diana
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2020, Robert Wood wrote:
> Yep. In healthy animal populations the sick are actually abandoned and left=
> to die as their genetic weakness, if perpetuated, weakens the entire popul=
> ation. This is how evolution or natural selection works. It is the law of n=
> ature. Humans perpetuate weaknesses in their population through science.=20
>
> Rob
That's the problem I've long seen with vaccination in general. In
the short term, it's a life-saver. In the long term, it negates natural
selection for genetic disease resistance. Which would we be wise to have?
--Donald
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