Re: Think religion isn't a product of evolutionary forces? Read
- From: dkomo <dkomo871@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:09:55 -0500 (EST)
Glen M. Sizemore wrote:
"dkomo" <dkomo871@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Natural selection can act on human culture too
"Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Natural selection can act on human culture as
well as on genes, says a new study which shows that cultural traits
affecting survival and reproduction evolve at a different rate than
other cultural attributes."
Shouldn't this kind of selection be given a different name? I know! How
about "cultural selection"?
Nah. "Cultural selection" is an ambiguous term. It isn't clear whether
it refers to selection *on* culture, or selection *by* culture.
For example, you could say that American cultural selection selects for
supermodels who are tall and lithe and have a bouncy runway strut, while
it selects against supermodels who are short and plump and tend to
waddle down a runway.
On the other hand, the phrase "natural selection can act on human
culture" is very clear on what is doing the selecting, and what is being
selected.
--dkomo@xxxxxxxx
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