Comment Re:What the hell? (Score 1) 1000
"Incidentally as life spans increase the speed of evolution generally decreases."
O RLY? I would've thought it would have more to do with the details of reproductive cycle. You know, gestation period, average age of child bearers, average number of offspring, etc., which don't have huge effects on lifespan (ignoring infant mortality and death during childbirth.) Once an individual has stopped reproducing, they shouldn't really have any effect on the evolutionary path, no matter how long they live, unless resources are excessively scarce.
O RLY? I would've thought it would have more to do with the details of reproductive cycle. You know, gestation period, average age of child bearers, average number of offspring, etc., which don't have huge effects on lifespan (ignoring infant mortality and death during childbirth.) Once an individual has stopped reproducing, they shouldn't really have any effect on the evolutionary path, no matter how long they live, unless resources are excessively scarce.
