New Posts For Thread: Heads are changinghttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changingI thought this was wild:www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/05/americ...The team examined 1,500 skulls dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1980s and found that the average height from the base to the top of the skull in men increased by eight millimetersThere surely were MORE Caesarian Deliveries in 1950 than in 1850 ... and more in 1960 than in 1950 ...That's a compelling possibility, but the study goes up to the 1980s. C-sections weren't as wildly popular then as they are now. I think we need to whttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520822567#520822567There surely were MORE Caesarian Deliveries in 1950 than in 1850 ... and more in 1960 than in 1950 ...That's a compelling possibility, but the study goes up to the 1980s. C-sections weren't as wildly popular then as they are now. I think we need to wThu, 14 Jun 2012 13:51:06 -0500They'll say that this is part of the natural variation built into the originally created kinds that God made during Creation Week.For which, of course, there is neither scientific evidence nor scriptural support.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520817949#520817949They'll say that this is part of the natural variation built into the originally created kinds that God made during Creation Week.For which, of course, there is neither scientific evidence nor scriptural support.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:52:25 -0500That's a compelling possibility, but the study goes up to the 1980s. C-sections weren't as wildly popular then as they are now. I think we need to wait a few more decades to see the full effect of them.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520817911#520817911That's a compelling possibility, but the study goes up to the 1980s. C-sections weren't as wildly popular then as they are now. I think we need to wait a few more decades to see the full effect of them.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:51:26 -0500My guess is that larger Size Skulls are now being positvely selected by increased use of "Caesarian" Deliveries ... whereas previously in Human History, a Baby with a larger Head resulted in a Dead Mom and a Dead Baby ...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520800191#520800191My guess is that larger Size Skulls are now being positvely selected by increased use of "Caesarian" Deliveries ... whereas previously in Human History, a Baby with a larger Head resulted in a Dead Mom and a Dead Baby ...Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:28:33 -0500Evolution doesn't stop. That's on the one hand.On the other hand, size also goes with better health. Three generations of good and sufficient food will trend offspring taller, without more (eg postwar Japan and China). Factors like nutrition, workhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520799669#520799669Evolution doesn't stop. That's on the one hand.On the other hand, size also goes with better health. Three generations of good and sufficient food will trend offspring taller, without more (eg postwar Japan and China). Factors like nutrition, workWed, 13 Jun 2012 21:01:30 -0500Of course evolution has not stopped. This is simply additional evidence of it. I wonder how some religions will deal with this???Kenhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520745285#520745285Of course evolution has not stopped. This is simply additional evidence of it. I wonder how some religions will deal with this???KenTue, 12 Jun 2012 12:35:55 -0500There's no reason to think biological evolution has stopped, or ever will. Maybe as we become more knowledge-based, humans will end up looking like those depections of aliens, with huge heads and scrawny little bodies.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520484031#520484031There's no reason to think biological evolution has stopped, or ever will. Maybe as we become more knowledge-based, humans will end up looking like those depections of aliens, with huge heads and scrawny little bodies.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:07:41 -0500I thought this was wild:www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/05/americ...The team examined 1,500 skulls dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1980s and found that the average height from the base to the top of the skull in men increased by eight millimetershttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/29161155/Heads_are_changing?post_id=520481353#520481353I thought this was wild:www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/05/americ...The team examined 1,500 skulls dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1980s and found that the average height from the base to the top of the skull in men increased by eight millimetersTue, 05 Jun 2012 10:16:06 -0500