Theory of Evolution - Page 5

Originally posted by: Quixotic5

what i meant is, what we are today as a species has been largely determined by the choices that our female ancestors made while mating..they only selected the best males as in males possessing desirable characteristic features & passed only desirable genes onto the future generation..and speaking from evolutionary perspective, men have always had to compete for mating rights & women chose only the best ones..so collectively speaking, these choices have shaped up our species, keeping the desirable characteristic features & eliminating others..and choice of best genes was mostly female driven bcoz they had to bear the cost of pregnancy & give birth..even today, women are picky about who fathers their children & men are inherently wired to mate with as many women as they could..though its changing since the male-female equation in modern human society too is changing..now a days even women participate in anonymous sex without any far reaching consequences (babies) & this behavior too might impact how the next generation shapes up..point is ,it is largely determined by the choices women make..men have always had to compete for women..but due to changed attitude towards sex, every tom-dick-harry stands a chance to father a child..and the choices made by women even under such circumstances will definitely have its impact on the traits retained in future generation..

ok, i know that was long & confusing ..& women yet again might feel burdened by this approach since the responsibility of future generation lies with them & men yet again might feel threatened to compete or belittled by this approach but the trick is to not think about it..we have reached a point where human society has become very complex..so the best thing to do is , sit back , relax, enjoy ur life & not worry excessively about how women's current choices will determine the future generation..am i making any sense ?😆

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

You are making perfect sense to me... but will reply to this tomorrow. HIGGGHHH time I sleep, my eyes are beginning to feel tired too, how do you stay awake so late, especially on wintery nights? 😆

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

EDIT -- Oh wait, it isnt 'wintery' there I guess. 😃 is it a sad, or a good thing to live in such climate? 😆

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

While men do peacock sometimes, in most society it is the woman who is expected to peacock for female attention.

@RTH, what does this mean??

Originally posted by: Quixotic5

what i meant is, what we are today as a species has been largely determined by the choices that our female ancestors made while mating..they only selected the best males as in males possessing desirable characteristic features & passed only desirable genes onto the future generation..and speaking from evolutionary perspective, men have always had to compete for mating rights & women chose only the best ones..so collectively speaking, these choices have shaped up our species, keeping the desirable characteristic features & eliminating others..and choice of best genes was mostly female driven bcoz they had to bear the cost of pregnancy & give birth..even today, women are picky about who fathers their children & men are inherently wired to mate with as many women as they could..though its changing since the male-female equation in modern human society too is changing..now a days even women participate in anonymous sex without any far reaching consequences (babies) & this behavior too might impact how the next generation shapes up..point is ,it is largely determined by the choices women make..men have always had to compete for women..but due to changed attitude towards sex, every tom-dick-harry stands a chance to father a child..and the choices made by women even under such circumstances will definitely have its impact on the traits retained in future generation..

ok, i know that was long & confusing ..& women yet again might feel burdened by this approach since the responsibility of future generation lies with them & men yet again might feel threatened to compete or belittled by this approach but the trick is to not think about it..we have reached a point where human society has become very complex..so the best thing to do is , sit back , relax, enjoy ur life & not worry excessively about how women's current choices will determine the future generation..am i making any sense ?😆

Originally posted by: QuietlyLoud

Yes.

Earlier, when you were talking about females and their choices, i was like " What is this all about?" 😆 but this one makes sense.

However,I think this is more appropriate for the past than in the current scenario.

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

- To put it all in simple words :

Charles Darwin says... it's the survival of the fittest(natural selection)

Peter Kropotkin says... it's the survival of those that co-operate - avoid compeition.

The two are diametrically opposite.

Which one do you agree with? And why? Why didnt Krootkin's theory succeed? There's truth in both. Anyways... you're thoughts please :)

Thankyou.