Does anyone have a theory?

Question

does anyone have a theory on If Preferences are a form of Natural selection? or if God employs natural selection or is natural selection over-rated?

Answer 1

you should ask this in the Theology section of Yahoo! answers. This isn't a scientific question.

Answer 2

Not sure what you mean by preferences, so I'll assume you mean it in the general sense ... as in preferences for certain foods, environments, sexual partners, behaviors, etc.

If this varies from individual to individual in a species (or population) then yes, this is *part* of natural selection as is any other kind of variation (tallness, skin color, tail feathers). E.g. if one individual has a preference for saltier food, or hotter environments than other members of its species, or a preference for mates with bright tail feathers, then if that preference ends up providing some advantage, then that preference will tend to propagate into the population.

Is natural selection over-rated? Nope. It is one of the strongest, and yet simplest theories in the history of science! It is a brilliantly simple theory, and yet is explains *so much*. You can't ask more from a scientific theory.

Answer 3

I think that preference plays a part in natural selection of people, keeping in mind that natural selection also includes selecting a mate to pass on genes with. Personally, I selected a tall mate, but I only see in retrospect that I was attracted to tall as a characteristic. Biologically, I believe that something in my makeup chose a "protector". I also selected for intelligent and compassionate.

Incidentally, I have not figured out in the last 34 years what ever possessed my tall, intelligent, compassionate mate to select me.

Answer 4

Let's see. There is genetic drift, gene flow and mutation. Nope. Natural selection is still the " engine " of evolution.

Answer 5

our creator seems to help the world at his convince !!!