Re: Nano Morality


Actually, it is not a "species" that survives, but particular
genes. If an individual thrives, his genes are passed on and
survive. If he does not, they do not. Evolution takes place on the
level of individuals, not species.

Why would genes only live or die in individuals, when groups and
species can serve as bigger life boats. If a species has a gene that
kills 60% of its infants before they can breed, but increases breeding
by 70% that gene will kill most individuals, but cause the species to
excel.

Also the individual based concept can not explain inherit conditions
like autism, would not a gene that controlled such a condition be
exterminated, but it remains. Why?

Almost most creatures are bacteria and they don't need a partner.

So we can bond with another to the extent that we will die to protect
them because we have had children with them that have half our genes.
Of course if they died we could just find another mate and have more
children with just half our genes.

I have also noticed adopted children with none of their adopting
parents genes are as loved as natural children, and soldier living next
to each other will risk their lives to insure everyone gets back. On
9-11 hundreds of people died trying to save perfect strangers. After
Chernobyl 500,000 soldier marched in to lives of sickness and decay,
to protect some larger concept. Every minute they were destroying
their genetics.

Humans are spread their genes because they can do things as groups in
such amazing ways, they are a versitle clustering animal who has been
able to rebuild and expand their hive.


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