@JayMan471 @hbdchick
Do you think 'group selection' occurs. I know Pinker and Dawkins poo poo it. Do you agree with them?
@PoseidonAwoke @JayMan471 or that may benefit many or most of the other individuals in that same group, yes.
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@hbdchick@JayMan471 But this 'benefit to most individuals' is not 'group selection'? Though it may make one population out-compete another? -
@PoseidonAwoke@JayMan471 right. 'cause natural selection did not actually work on the group, but on the individuals *within* the group. -
@hbdchick@JayMan471 I think I see the difference. 'Selection' is used precisely. Individual selection can increase 'inclusive fitness'? -
@PoseidonAwoke@KalishJantzen there is, of course, plenty of debate over individual vs. group selection, tho: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_selection … but... -
@PoseidonAwoke@KalishJantzen ...as far as i have seen, whenever those arguing for group selection do "the math," they seem to skip...
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