tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082331.post3054488234785809700..comments2023-12-22T15:39:43.656-07:00Comments on debitage: Natural selection and nature-culture dualismStentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13629599671442149938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082331.post-69806262188469158302009-02-11T11:17:00.000-07:002009-02-11T11:17:00.000-07:00"...there is no major qualitative difference betwe..."...there is no major qualitative difference between human evolution on the primal savannas and the streets of Sydney today."<BR/><BR/>Bwahaha! I know I'm grossly misconstruing this quote here. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082331.post-10533738508168760792009-02-06T08:55:00.000-07:002009-02-06T08:55:00.000-07:00Natural selection may also produce results that ar...Natural selection may also produce results that are so specialized that long-term survival is lessened. Recent DNA studies of Neanderthal Man suggests that they were so well evolved for a glaciated environment that they were outclassed by the warmer-weather modern men coming out of Africa when the glaciers retreated.<BR/><BR/>Cultural influences on evolution are not limited to mankind, either. Animals teach their young and each other lessons that aren't instinctive, but learned behaviors. I witnessed an incident that drove this point home- a dog was chasing a cat through a neighbor's yard. When they got to the sidewalk they both stopped and looked both ways before continuing the chase across the street. That isn't instinctive even for human children!Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.com