tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post4407917104506924437..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-51015755981716355592009-07-02T07:09:20.111-07:002009-07-02T07:09:20.111-07:00It's very interesting that culture, or own def...It's very interesting that culture, or own defined social norms, can initiate selection and evolution. In science class, evolution is presented as the result of blind mutations and natural selection. The driving force is always NATURE, the environment composed of the weather, the temperature, the hues of the landscape, the presence or absence of seasons, etc.<br /><br />But as Cochran and Harpending argue, our own institutions can affect genetic change, even if we initiate this change blindly and without direct objectives.OneSTDVhttp://www.onestdv.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-57720593785944640922009-07-01T16:51:01.041-07:002009-07-01T16:51:01.041-07:00Cochran and Harpending claim that a long history o...Cochran and Harpending claim that a long history of farming selected for the trait of hoarding your stuff. Hunter/gatherers can't save food, so they share any extra with others. But if a farmer gives away all his seed out of generosity, he will fail as a farmer. <br /><br />So three out of three predictions are supported.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-50283133630370359962009-07-01T14:07:06.277-07:002009-07-01T14:07:06.277-07:00"For Amerindians it's 68%, and for the En..."For Amerindians it's 68%, and for the English/Welsh it's 33%. Selfish bastards."<br /><br />"... Three for three."<br /><br />I don't get it. Two for three?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com