Re: Can We Address That British Eugenics Scandal? by Justin Podur Archived Message
Posted by Ian M on September 14, 2020, 5:56 pm, in reply to "Can We Address That British Eugenics Scandal? by Justin Podur"
Thx, interesting points. I've wondered if there have been elements of 'human domestication' at play through the course of civilisation too. I think I remember reading some things about lost cranial capacity and/or reduced jaw bone size or similar things which could be seen as examples of neoteny when compared to our hunter-gatherer forebears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny_in_humans I also wondered if the intensive culling of humans with 'problematic' behaviours has resulted in a more docile, accepting population generally, esp when coupled with higher social rewards for the most compliant. Probably more complex than that, dunno, but the experts above seem to think it's bogus. Maybe I'll check out their paper and report back. Here's that meme in the meantime, which I found rather chuckleworthy: I
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