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<blockquote data-quote="Loudmouth" data-source="post: 34657587" data-attributes="member: 11790"><p>As sfs says, artificial selection is an arbitrary division. We have defined "artificial" as things made by humans. Given that humans are entirely natural, and that humans follow the laws of nature, it really is an arbitrary distinction. Ever since the synthesis of urea we have known that there is nothing chemically different about artificial and natural substances. All that differs is our ability to mimic what is in nature.</p><p> </p><p>So what is the difference between natural and artificial selection? Nothing. Humans may select for different traits than other environments, but how is that different than different "natural" environments selecting for different traits. Is selection in an arctic environment a completely different mechanism than selection in a desert environment? No. So why is selection in a human environment completely different than selection in a non-human environment?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loudmouth, post: 34657587, member: 11790"] As sfs says, artificial selection is an arbitrary division. We have defined "artificial" as things made by humans. Given that humans are entirely natural, and that humans follow the laws of nature, it really is an arbitrary distinction. Ever since the synthesis of urea we have known that there is nothing chemically different about artificial and natural substances. All that differs is our ability to mimic what is in nature. So what is the difference between natural and artificial selection? Nothing. Humans may select for different traits than other environments, but how is that different than different "natural" environments selecting for different traits. Is selection in an arctic environment a completely different mechanism than selection in a desert environment? No. So why is selection in a human environment completely different than selection in a non-human environment? [/QUOTE]
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