buzzwallard t1_j9alw6y wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:03 PM Reply to Does evolution slow down over time? by AmTheHobo In the case of human evolution, where the species is adapting the environment to its survival needs, the species evolution will halt entirely. If our ability to adapt the environment in friendly ways is broken then we will see more adaptation. There is a popular fantasy of 'evolution' that it is a directed force in itself, whereas evolution is not a driver it is an outcome of conditions. Witness rapid evolution of the COVID virus as it mutates around our hostile vaccines and systems of immunity. Permalink 1
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Reply to Does evolution slow down over time? by AmTheHobo
In the case of human evolution, where the species is adapting the environment to its survival needs, the species evolution will halt entirely.
If our ability to adapt the environment in friendly ways is broken then we will see more adaptation.
There is a popular fantasy of 'evolution' that it is a directed force in itself, whereas evolution is not a driver it is an outcome of conditions.
Witness rapid evolution of the COVID virus as it mutates around our hostile vaccines and systems of immunity.