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If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving (theconversation.com)

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, but being an anti-social, shut-in can contribute to not procreating. There are definitely both physical and psychological characteristics in humans that have a better chance of procreation than others. Even if people aren't dying from nature, Darwin will get his due.

[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not saying that genetic changes aren't happening at all, just that the article doesn't address that modern society creates a very different environment for natural selection, compared to humans in subsistence level environments in the wild.