May 7, 2012
MikeyC commented on The Selfish Gene Goes to War.
Thanks for the review. In general good account of sociobiology (though it seems -it's hard to tell- that you've misread The Selfish Gene).
One quibble, though (it's kind of a telling one too). You write;
(emphasis added)
Evolution does not act on individuals. Populations evolve NOT individuals. I know it may seem a small thing, but the distinction is critical to understanding evolution. You have conflated one of the mechanisms for evolution (selection) with evolution itself.
One quibble, though (it's kind of a telling one too). You write;
"....that rejects kin selection (which means evolution only acts at the level of the individual) as the cornerstone of sociobiology. He has gone to the other side, group selection (evolution only acts on the group)."
(emphasis added)
Evolution does not act on individuals. Populations evolve NOT individuals. I know it may seem a small thing, but the distinction is critical to understanding evolution. You have conflated one of the mechanisms for evolution (selection) with evolution itself.
May 7, 2012
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May 7, 2012
MikeyC commented on The Selfish Gene Goes to War.
Thanks for the review. In general good account of sociobiology (though it seems -it's hard to tell- that you've misread The Selfish Gene).
One quibble, though (it's kind of a telling one too). You write; "that rejects kin selection (which means evolution only acts at the level of the individual) as the cornerstone of sociobiology. He has gone to the other side, group selection (evolution only acts on the group)."
(emphasis added)
Evolution does not act on individuals. You have conflated o of the mechanisms for evolution (selection) with evolution itself. Populations evolve NOT individuals.
One quibble, though (it's kind of a telling one too). You write; "that rejects kin selection (which means evolution only acts at the level of the individual) as the cornerstone of sociobiology. He has gone to the other side, group selection (evolution only acts on the group)."
(emphasis added)
Evolution does not act on individuals. You have conflated o of the mechanisms for evolution (selection) with evolution itself. Populations evolve NOT individuals.
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Actually, it's light took 13.3 billion years to reach us. Since it's been about 13.7 bln years since the big bang, that means this "protogalaxy" is seen as it was only about 500 million years after the universe came into existence.