Monday, June 9, 2014

Scientists miss the boat on how evolution works


http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/pyrenees-brown-bear-pyros-sexual-castration-segregation

""If he keeps up this sexual vigour and dominant attitude for a few more years, the other males in the mountains have no chance of mating with any of the females," José Enrique Arró, the councillor who oversees environmental issues in the Val d'Aran, told La Vanguardia.

Clearly, Mr Arro doesn't understand how natural selection works.   This behavior that he's complaining about is exactly the proper behavior - the biggest, toughest, most energetic, best hunter wins, and by extension so do his children.

This is how the world works; in some societies where everyone has to have a "fair chance" it's clearly incomprehensible.