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Do glasses lead to bad eyesight evolving?

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08-14-2010 4:18 PM 		Reply to: Message 13 by jar
08-14-2010 11:51 AM

Re: good points, but...
Hi, Jar.
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jar writes:
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In addition, in a cooperative society many eyesight defects can also be an advantage. Those who are near sighted may well be better at detailed tasks that require close vision. Others who are far sighted may be better as lookouts and perhaps hunters.
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And, since many girls like nerds, and glasses are a symbol of nerdiness, glasses may also confer a reproductive advantage, thereby providing an avenue through which changes in the quality of eyesight may translate into evolution.
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-Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus)
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