Evolution in modern humans

[pevaquark (Matthew Pevarnik)]

@knor

Assuming that these observations are correct, the direction of evolution in human societies seems to have changed during the last century.

Any opinions or comments?

There is some similar discussion in these older threads you might enjoy:

Are human beings still evolving in response to any recognizable factors?

On other forums I have asked this and most seem pretty sure that we are still evolving and that given a sufficient amount of time we might have descendants who could no longer interbreed with ourselves. What I don’t understand is how reproduction success would factor in to the equation. Given the emergence of a particularly virulent influenza which avoids inclusion in yearly flu vaccines, there could perhaps be a massive editing of our genome down to the lucky individuals with natural immunity…

Is evolution continuing? Is God still creating?

Given that we as Christians believe that God has created man from evolutionary process is God still evolving the world since creation? Is life and humanity still continuing to be evolved?

There are two relevant points from scientists in that latter thread:

As long as there is genetic variation and differential survival (and/or reproductive success) there will be evolution.

and

As long as there is genetic variation and a finite population size, there will also be evolution.

@knor

This suggests that the number of children (getting children) now plays a more important role in evolution than the survival of children.

That seems plausible given reductions in child, especially during the first year of life, mortality.