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Originally posted by sgtclub
Sure, but what it takes to survive/pass on genes has drastically changed for both humans and animals given human intervention in the "natural" world. Animal preserves and the Endagered Species Act are both good example.
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As recently as Victorian times, about half of children never reached adolescence. (Insert Bilmore joke about which half.) Now it's like 99% or something.
Of course, there are places in the world where natural selection is still a strong force on human development because medical intervention is so rare or ineffectual. Look for the first natural resistance to AIDS to come from sub-Saharan Africa.
