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To: js1138
Every aspect of reproductive success is subject to the selection “forces” in effect at the time. There is no objective criterion for goodness or correctness.

No, refraining from cliff diving or becoming an amateur lion tamer is objectively correct or good, in relation to a goal of passing along your genes to offspring.

1,069 posted on 09/18/2008 9:15:06 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: GraniteStateConservative

Obviously if you go out of your way to find extreme examples of risk taking, you can find them.

But if you confine yourself to things normally regarded as risky, such as fighting or promiscuity, the consequences are less clear. There are times and places where being timid is a good survival strategy, and times and places where being bold is necessary.

The same argument can be made for nearly every trait on which populations vary.


1,081 posted on 09/18/2008 10:03:19 AM PDT by js1138
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