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RE: Debunking Shits About Evolution - Episode 11 [Evolution - The Dark Sides]
I agree life expectancy has evolved. This is clear. But I would classify it as a consequence of many other things, in particular the development of new technologies and the change of the way of living. It is still hard to me to conceive it follows from species evolution.
Taking the example of people fighting ageing today... well, it is just the development of new technologies allowing to do so. It has nothing to do with our species evolving. No?
I agree with you, but this
Technology; in a remote sense; is still part of the evolutionary processes. As a matter of precision, anything that would alter our body's response to our environment and our adaptability can be considered as being part of evolution. (Can I ask this question? is mutation part of the evolutionary processes? And can technology trigger mutation?)
Looking at the flip side; do you know what can be queried for people in this generation evolving with weaker muscle mass and sedentary lifestyle? That's one of the effects of technology on evolution; because of over-reliance on tech, and placing less emphasis on their physical strength - and the theory of "Use and Disuse" would come into place.
Looking at the hands of the ancient hominids, their thumbs weren't as opposable as ours. But when man began to handle tools (effects of tech), the thumb started evolution differently. And now, we could wiggle our thumbs. And not just that, over the years, our fingers have been getting longer and thinner - of course we don't exert much pressure on tools-handling; because soft-touch devices have taken over.
In this era, Technology and Evolution have become almost inseparable.
If you have time, you can look at the episode5, where I talked about induced adaptation.
Thanks for your nice comment sir
Ok I see. But then, mostly anything can be related to evolution, can't it?
I will read episode 5 tomorrow. I have missed it (you probably released it during my vacation).