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PoindexterOglethorpe

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10. I don't know. But the reality is that
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 11:34 PM
Apr 2019

modern people have fewer wisdom teeth than in generations past. And blue eyes and fair skin really are a relatively recent occurrence.

The fact is that the Asian Flush is a real genetic thing. It doesn't matter that all humans aren't subject to it. Just that it really has affected those with it in that population.

At some point in the past there were no humans with fair skin and blue eyes. Now there are lots of them. So, yes, they've been increasing.

It doesn't matter that those who live at low altitudes aren't affected by the genetics of those at high altitudes. You are entirely missing the point if you think that all humans must be subject to these genetic influences for them to matter. The reality is that these genetic influences are actually happening, are influencing the population.

Do a bit of research. Don't just dismiss evolution.

Humans are evolving. Are continuing to evolve. Just because every single one of us aren't subject to the exact same evolutionary pressures doesn't mean they don't exist.

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