week 7: genes shaped by natural selection

Again, I think it is kind of silly and arrogant of humans to assume we've stopped evolving. We are far from perfect. Of course we are still being shaped by natural selection! I just wish I was wise enough to see the differences. I was thinking earlier about my family's general health issues: anxiety, addiction, seafood allergies. I was thinking, hey what if our line isn't going to make it? what if we are too anxious to deal with modern life? what if natural selection is slowly weeding us out? That's actually ok, i guess. As long as it's natural selection. The result of environment. Although, at the same time, I'd like something to live on. Our contemplative nature? Our love of butter? Perhaps one of the reasons it happens so slowly is so we don't know it's happening and get defensive.