Geode, in the olde-style biological world it was a numbers game with bigger numbers showing winning style. Now, it's brainpower. A few blokes with a mathematically derived 20 megaton noocular bomb can kill millions in one go. Or, can invent CDMA/Skype/Google/the Quid [new cybercurrency] and enable billions to communicate, be informed, and trade.
<In a darwinian world, superiority and quality are measured by expansion of the species. That also works in imperialism and corporate America. Grow-grow-grow. Expand-expand-expand. >
Success isn't measured in size, though sometimes it helps. Tyrannosaur Rex was big and grew grew grew. But is extinct, overtaken by quick-witted little mammals who would have made a delicious snack for Rex. Avian flu is microscopic but along with other viruses, is highly successful. Everything alive today has been exactly equally successful as all other varieties of DNA. Some are looking as though they are in trouble and some seem highly successful, but tomorrow is another day.
<How do you see mating as random? Most people get together with someone who could be their sibling. On the margins there is mixing but it's a fairly slow and gradual process. >
Human mating is somewhat random in that people have no idea about all sorts of DNA in their prospective partner. They can see a lot and get to know the person, but that's just the tip of the iceberg, albeit a vital part. Many's the person who has been surprised by genetic diseases, randomly dropped into their offspring.
Where many types are mixed together, without ideology keeping them apart, they rapidly mix up. As in New Zealand. It's not at the margins. It's the norm.
Quality is all the good things and none of the bad. Such as intelligence, good immune system, great eyesight, all that jazz <Again, what defines improvement in quality? >
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