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Research shows not only the fittest survive
University of Exeter ^
| March 27, 2011
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Posted on 03/27/2011 12:09:25 PM PDT by decimon
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:09:26 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv
Eat, drink and be mutant ping.
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:10:04 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Isn’t that obvious? Did they note the ‘08 election results? Ever ride a Metro? Plenty of ‘non fitest’ out there ;)
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:12:29 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
To: decimon
both the fit and the unfit coexist indefinitelyIOW, we're doomed to coexist with RATS indefinitely.
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:13:54 PM PDT
by
bgill
(Kenyan Parliament - how could a man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: decimon; kosta50; allmendream
Darwin's notion that only the fittest survive has been called into question by new research published today (27 March 2011) in Nature. This probably isn't news... even to Darwin.
It is the most adept in the given the selection circumstances, that survive, and not the "fittest". If a snake-filled cavern suddenly gets sealed due to a landslide, it will be the thinnest ones that manage to escape through the cracks, that survive.
To: EDINVA
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:28:37 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: decimon
You only need to make a trip to the local Mall to disprove that theory.
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posted on
03/27/2011 12:40:02 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
(o)
To: decimon
"Research shows not only the fittest survive"
File under "Duh".
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posted on
03/27/2011 1:06:14 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
(If Mohammed were alive today, he wouldnÂ’t be allowed to live within 1000 yards of a school.)
To: decimon
Blame it on maternal love. Good nurture can keep the runts alive, even breed the runts, plowing undesirable traits back into the gene pool. It’s anti-darwinian I tell you. The rationalist Athenians would have none of that. They would expose sickly babies and probably a wide gamut of inconvenient whelps to the elements for the good of the state.
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posted on
03/27/2011 1:13:44 PM PDT
by
Calusa
(The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
To: Calusa
Due to “civilized” modifications to naturally-occurring Darwinism, I believe that de-evolution is taking place.
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posted on
03/27/2011 2:24:00 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: decimon
“The fittest shall survive...yet the unfit may live.”
—Bob Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale
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posted on
03/27/2011 2:33:52 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: decimon
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posted on
03/27/2011 3:16:35 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
03/27/2011 3:51:26 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:00:29 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: Calusa
That was the Spartans who tossed their defective infants (the boys anyway) off the cliff.
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:04:03 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: decimon; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:04:04 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:07:11 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: SunkenCiv; decimon
This is really a feel good story.
When it all falls apart and the elites think they have weathered the storm alone, there is the chance I will still be around...
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:10:50 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
To: Calusa
......The rationalist Athenians would have none of that..... I believe you mean the Spartans, don't you?
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:29:39 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Fiddlstix
The vile custom of exposing unwelcome female babies probably created a certain preponderance of males in Attica, and made it relatively easy to marry off a desirable young girl.It's easy to pick on the Spartiate, but the fabled Athenians engaged in it also.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_wsd_sec27.htm
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posted on
03/27/2011 6:44:53 PM PDT
by
Calusa
(The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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