1. I find evo-devo interesting. The more studies are done, it seems that we are not all that much different than other animals although we may have evolved more over time. It gives me hope that although the climate is changing once again, that we might be able to evolve as a species to adapt to our changing environment. My fear though is that the direction of our change at this point might be into a half human/half robotic species.
2. Darwinism makes sense to me, although with the interference of modern medicine, its rules no longer seem to apply. Natural selection gets overridden by pharmaceuticals and the weak are kept alive. Fertility drugs also are also making sure that most people can continue to have offspring even if their genetic code is weak. It seems to me like Darwinism vs modern medicine and I wonder if we are doing ourselves a favor.
With our technology now, instead of adapting to climate changes with our bodies, we have stuff like air conditioning and heaters to adjust to our liking. We're closer to being robotic than we think :p
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