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Always Context Sensitive
Today we are talking about adaptation. First, a necessary adaptation in the form of a question. I have to establish common ground to pursue the talk on. What is adaptation? Changing to suit a new environment? Change or adjustment suitable to the circumstances. Novelty itself is not automatically necessary in identifying adaptation. All traits possessed…
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Are We in Touch?
Let’s bring it back to the domain of human experience. How much would you say adaptation is required of humans in their daily lives? I would say a low amount in general as there is a lot of routine that doesn’t deviate outside a range. But then I think a lot of unexpected things can…
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Effects of Casual Interaction
Let’s take this back from the broadly general and global level and look at things on a human level again. What is the basis of most human relationships? I’d say common interest. Is that so? How many people do you hold and acknowledge common interests with? Sex? Sex is as basic as it gets. You…
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Ability to Adapt
Why do we want safety from social contact? Is that adaption? Perhaps adaption in an unhealthy way, but I prefer it many times. Removal from the environment is adaption to the environment? Denial is adaptive? Well, I want to get my looks out of the equation for a while. Many people are here (Second Life…
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Humanity Adapts by Adoption
So any questions about adaptation? Any questions about how we might better adapt? My reason for going around in circles like this was in an effort to lead up to this. Humanity adapts by adoption, and induction, not deduction. Deduction leads to parasitism. One must recognize the condition they are in, which for humans is…
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Implicate System is Adaptive
I am at a true crossroads of choosing my well-being or submission to my nature. You may define your nature as being something other than it is. We often mistake our self-image for our nature. My nature does not seem to have my well-being as its best interest. My nature tends to do a lot…
Category: Adaptation
The degree of success in adaptation can be assessed by a point by point analysis of the creatures traits in the context of the situation they are found in. The truth, of what needs to change and why, is neither in the creature or the condition the creature is in, but exists as a relationship between the creature and the environment.
Humanity adapts by adoption, and induction, not deduction. Deduction leads to parasitism. One must recognize the condition they are in, which for humans is a social condition, recognize that general state of their environment, and as it often does, it comes down to attention and perception.
“Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.” Walter Lang
“Animals have over evolutionary time survived these disturbances over and over and over again, … Individual adaptation to the environment will serve them as it does in normal circumstances.” Mark Wallace