@JayMan471 @hbdchick
Do you think 'group selection' occurs. I know Pinker and Dawkins poo poo it. Do you agree with them?
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Replying to @PoseidonAwoke
@PoseidonAwoke@hbdchick Group selection, in the sense of selection overriding individual selection, does not occur. http://westhunt.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/group-selection-and-homosexuality/ …1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @JayMan471
@JayMan471@hbdchick Can social behaviors increase frequency of certain genes within a population? Altruistic punishment, as example2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PoseidonAwoke
@JayMan471@hbdchick Example, if Asians punish/kill those who exhibit low impulse control, yields social/docile population?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PoseidonAwoke
@PoseidonAwoke@JayMan471 sure. but that's selection of individuals, not groups. (if that's what you were wondering.)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@JayMan471 Ok, so probably semantic difference whose subtlety I do not grasp yet?5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@PoseidonAwoke @JayMan471 not just a semantic diff. you have to ask yourself *what unit* is selection acting upon. who or what is being...
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