[ExI] Recent human evolution repost

[Mirco Romanato]

Il 18/04/2011 9.32, Kelly Anderson ha scritto:
> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Keith Henson
> <hkeithhenson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Kelly Anderson
>> <kellycoinguy at gmail.com> wrote: On average, the next generation of
>> rich parents *was* poorer.


> I am somewhat familiar with these studies and what they imply. I'm 
> just unconvinced that the selection pressure in England really 
> selected for thrift, prudence, negotiation and hard work, even if 
> these are ultimately based in genetics. I see the point, I get the 
> hypothesis, I simply don't see it as convincing over and above the 
> memes that were towering over the country.

It selected for the same in other places of Europe also.
The advantage of England was/is to be an island, so it was safe from
foreign invasions that could have slowed the coming of the Industrial
Revolution as they slowed or stopped it in Holland and Italy.

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