@Outsideness no. that doesn't make one sick. those ants aren't sick. their condition - nor that of nw euros - is *not* pathological.
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@hbdchick ... It's quite weird for evolutionists to insist that pathological maladaptation be defined in total abstraction from environment.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Outsideness Because you don't understand evolution. Common traits result from selection. They were adaptive. Disorders are... @@hbdchick1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@Outsideness ...NEVER adaptive in any environment. Environmental mismatch is what drives change.@hbdchick2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@JayMan471@hbdchick "Disorders" as you are using it is derived from folk medicine, and has no rigorous definition.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Outsideness Nope. Definition is pretty simple: it is always maladaptive. Examples: schizophrenia, bipolarity, homosexuality.@hbdchick1 reply 2 retweets 1 like -
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@JayMan471@hbdchick "Always maladaptive" -- as if you could possibly have any idea what that means.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Outsideness Missing a limb, Down's syndrome, transsexualism. It's not that complicated.@hbdchick1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@JayMan471@hbdchick You just lack imagination. A selective environment could exist boosting most of those traits. ...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@JayMan471 @hbdchick ... SF Scenario 1: Extinction of all reproduction except cloning of lesbians. What's adaptive now heterocrat?
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@Outsideness Sure in future technological environments a lot is possible. But in what past (or present) environment are they fit?@hbdchick1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayMan471@hbdchick Past environments don't exert selection pressure.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 4 more replies
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