Science with Sam, Don’t Miss: The Wonder Book of Geometry is full of pretty surprises. And yet. If the next outbreak is actually a real nightmare, the kind that kills kids, how will we respond? Such notions still have a powerful grip in some circles. Perhaps including someone you knew and loved. This ‘natural selection’ can thus result in a thin-feathered type in hot regions, and a thick-feathered type in colder regions. In the broad sense, this is nothing new. Our third-best defense is antiviral drugs, which don’t exactly destroy the virus but reduce its impact and give the immune system more of a fighting chance. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It might feel scary to think that evolution can’t provide us with any weapons against this new threat. I’m so sorry about your grandmother, she sounds like she was an extraordinary woman. No one can plausibly argue that this justifies humans behaving in the same way. Your newsletter signup did not work out. For another thing, we don’t actually want natural selection to be making gross adjustments to our genomes. For starters, there is a lot more to evolution by natural selection than just the survival of the fittest. Again, we don’t have many treatments for this particular disease, but new developments are underway. This video is unavailable. For SARS-CoV-2, that means minimizing contact with people who might be infected (i.e. Thank you for signing up to receive email newsletters from Answers in Genesis. It just happens, natural selection is not something that can be or should be implemented. Grief over the loss of loved ones. Try downloading another browser like Chrome or Firefox. “Coronavirus” is a general term for this family of viruses. That makes COVID-19 different from the various scourges that have shaped our DNA. Already there are claims of specific genetic variants associated with COVID-19 resistance. We can beat evolution at its own game. Our genetics would just mitigate the final death count. That’s good news. Kids are almost universally immune, while teens and young adults are nearly so. SARS-CoV-2 is descended from viruses that naturally infect other species like bats. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that first infected humans at the end of last year, in China. What we see in the wild is not every animal for itself. But what are the facts? You're almost done! But still, there’s a reasonable chance that this won’t even be the worst pandemic of your lifetime. Survival of the fittest has been claimed to justify all kinds of things, from free markets to eugenics. It may have jumped species through the exotic meat trade. It is a fact of life in a world that has been tainted with death and bloodshed, but only since Adam rebelled against his Maker. Aided by technology, we can quickly assemble a support network. When cooperation breaks down, the results can be disastrous. Just about every kind of behaviour that most of us regard as “unnatural” turns out to be perfectly natural in some nook or cranny of the animal kingdom. Covid-19 slowed climate action but now we know we can make big changes. If we don’t keep it under control, it could easily kill more people globally in 2020 than all other infectious diseases combined. Survival of the fittest is not evolution. But to complete its task, natural selection needs to act when your future still potentially involves parenthood. But the larger lesson from the past couple of months is that we are mostly a species of heroes. Most of us aren’t behaving like mere self-serving DNA replicators, heedless of the suffering of others. Such notions still have a powerful grip in some circles. ( Log Out / Watch Queue Queue But really, this is a lucky scenario. The world needs more people like you, so a big thanks to your grandmother for the role she played. But how about in terms of emotion? I think we will be grateful for having had the chance to practice with COVID-19. Evolution never stops, but it’s unpleasant when it acts quickly. Cooperation is an incredibly successful survival strategy. Their first few dozen offspring show a variety of thicknesses in their feathery coats—some thicker, some thinner than the pair that came off the Ark. We know that many folks don’t get sick. I think we will be much more prepared, and unwilling to tolerate lollygagging. Answers in Genesis is an apologetics ministry, dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. However, there’s no reason to think that Chinese culture or cuisine is particularly germy or prone to these transmissions. 'Survival of the Fittest' is not Evolution. Just like my grandma, many of us will sacrifice our time and sweat with minimal complaint to provide the best possible life for those around us. But it’s not. potentially anyone at this point) and washing your hands frequently, especially after touching surfaces that others regularly touch. Privacy Policy and Our second-best defense against viruses is vaccination. The path to victory is simply to test extensively for infection, open and close institutions strategically based on those results, and continue to work toward vaccines and medical therapies. Human genes that interact with pathogens often show signatures of natural selection. I am sorry about your grandmother’s death. These studies have been quick and cursory and merit a hearty degree of skepticism, but in a few months we’ll have more solid data. Trying to implement survival of the fittest is like trying to implement a sunrise. On the contrary, it can mean anything from the best camouflaged or the most fecund to the cleverest or the most cooperative.
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