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Originally Posted by rlparker
Is your question limited to human evolution? If so, I think we have largely circumvented the mechanisms of evolution in our species (at least temporarily).
Based on the Amazon blurb for Peter Ward's book, maybe he is making a similar argument?
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I think the death of human evolution has been greatly overstated. While we have reduced to some extent, the natural selection aspect of human evolution, we have have actually allowed variation to increase by helping people with mutations that might be a disadvantage in the current environment to survive with the possibility that a future environment might be more advantagous. In addition, sexual selection is as strong as ever.
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Bill