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11-01-2007, 06:08 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Re: the process of de-evolution has begun

the concept's been around since Galton... (i.e. late 1800sish, after the Origin of Species)

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-31-2007, 05:44 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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I don't know what you mean by "typically thought of," but in the scientific community "natural selection" isn't just about the who.

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I guess I meant "typically thought of by...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-31-2007, 12:49 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Thats not true though. I think the problem is you think evolution is about individuals or species, when in reality it is about genes. In genetic engineering, natural selection,...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-31-2007, 08:22 AM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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What I meant is that natural selection is unsupervised/undirected evolution that leads to changes (generally improvements) in the gene pool.

Genetic engineering is something...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-31-2007, 12:46 AM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Re: the process of de-evolution has begun

What I meant is that natural selection is unsupervised/undirected evolution that leads to changes (generally improvements) in the gene pool.

Genetic engineering is something different.

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-31-2007, 12:42 AM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Just to nit it up a bit, but thats still natural selection. Its like saying "I think the next step in evolution will be driven by big strong leg muscles."

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? I don't see...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-28-2007, 09:20 AM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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It is a fact that people are getting dumber. Just how dumb are they going to get in three or four hundred years?

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I believe the next step in evolution will be driven by...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 07:50 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Bleh, good scientific journal articles are rarely free online. I'm afraid biased accounts of studies is the best I can do.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ) indicates both genetics and...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 07:31 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Posted By foal

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3. A significant part of IQ has a non-genetic basis.

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What does that have to do with the OP's point?

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I was directing that at you, not OP. If...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 05:20 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Posted By foal

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After a quick search:

http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq03.htm

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The Glenwood State School

A particularly interesting project on early intellectual stimulation involved...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 05:15 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Posted By foal

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A significant part of IQ has a genetic basis.

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What studies are you basing this on?

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 04:57 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Posted By foal

Re: the process of de-evolution has begun

3. A significant part of IQ has a non-genetic basis.

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

08-27-2007, 04:10 PM

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the process of de-evolution has begun

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Posted By foal

Re: the process of de-evolution has begun

You're operating under the faulty assumption that gene quality is directly related to social class. Someone even mentioned the "educated" reproducing less. What on earth does education have to do...

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