Biological evolution functions on very basic principles.
- Seemingly random mutations introduce a variety of traits into the gene pool of a species.
- The species traits drift and change ever so slightly over time
- The surrounding environment "selects" from amoungst these slight changes for those traits that are most fit or beneficial
- The benefited individuals out-compete their rivals and increase more rapidly in number
- The less "fit" are replaced over time by the more "fit" and faster reproducing individuals
- The entire species changes gradually over time and with sufficient time divergent successful branches may diverge sufficiently to become new species.
- New species interact with older species and also may alter many of the interacting aspects within their environment
In short the environment changes species and species in turn change the environment
The principles iterated through in this process are not unique to biological evolution.
Its seems that evolutionary principles are one of the most effective ways to adapt to an ever changing environment which also in turn further adapt that environment.
Lets take a look at these principles in action when it comes to the evolution of each of our characters.
- Our mind is awash with seemingly random thoughts which may or may not lead to feelings.
- Our minds may simply drift allowing for plenty of variety in these thoughts
- We actively select certain thoughts and feelings to focus on, pruning out others, one simply need to think of dreams to see the variety that thrives when no pruning is done within the environment of the mind.
- The more we focus on certain thoughts, themes begin to develop and the less persistent other unassociated thoughts fall by the wayside
- Fully developed thought themes lead to actions and reactions
- These actions/reactions reinforce the thoughts that led to them
- Over time patterns of thoughts and actions develop into habits and become ingrained
If you've ever had the opportunity to watch an infant grow into adulthood, you know how amazing the transformation is. And if you're that child's parent, you are probably even more awestruck and humbled by the experience.
For writers, the characters they create are akin to virtual "offspring". After all, the authors have given life to them and created situations whereby those characters can grow and change. The resulting metamorphoses and epiphanies make up the basis for strong character development.
But your characters can not "grow up" within a vacuum; they need your assistance. Like a parent, you have to be willing to allow your characters to take chances by putting them into a variety of situations. Otherwise, the characters can not hope to evolve into full fleshed-out persons. This process could best be described as character evolution.
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I guess cheetah only looks at the main post, not the comments. It is probably the first time I have seen someone plagiarise a comment. Apparently, it has its rewards though.
But your characters can not "grow up" within a vacuum; they need your assistance. Like a parent, you have to be willing to allow your characters to take chances by putting them into a variety of situations. Otherwise, the characters can not hope to evolve into full fleshed-out persons. This process could best be described as character evolution.
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Excellent article and I think that a person sows thoughts and reaps actions. Sowing actions, he reaps a habit. Sowing a habit, he reaps a character. Sowing character, he reaps a destiny. Man creates his own destiny with the help of his thoughts and actions. He can change destiny. He is the creator of his own destiny. And there is no doubt about that. Right thinking and a determined effort, he can become a master of his own destiny. Thank you @gavvet
this is a half truth... he can be master of his destiny when he understands the "cosmic principles", immutable forces ruling the Universe and obeys them first. I blog a lot about it.
But it's true, do not you agree? I think if a person wants to change his destiny, he turns to the laws of the universe and the universe, for he is part of this universe!
seemingly??? sorry random mutations is a term used when science has no explanation, completely clueless :)
The "evolution-competition" premise is a half truth... it is not the fittest, not the smartest that survive but the one that is more flexible/adaptable. Generally the fittest and the smartest neglect the flexibility factor and become its victims.
The human species will survive intellectually the day populations realize that Humanity is a body and start developing empathy. The "individual competition dogma" is tearing society apart and paves the way for the next world war and/or total technological enslavement.
I blog a lot about it
Not "fit", as in does a lot of exercise... but "fit" in the sense that it best fits its environment, is better suited or adapted to the environment, as you put it.
for humans it does not work that way... empathy and mental flexibility are key. Competition (theory of the fittest) is antagonist to that. Look at all these ideologies, none will survive. Humans are meant to collaborate peacefully. Voluntarily.
Too harsh the environmental conditions accelerate the process of evolution. But the faster flows the evolution of a species, the higher the likelihood of deviations and mutations.
Does it work with our character, according to your theory? A more difficult life situations cause more thoughts. More thoughts, the stronger the struggle, the evolution of character is going faster. As a result- the occurrence of abnormalities in the form of psychological injuries, deviations and shortcomings in behaviour/character.
difficulties do not cause more thoughts but more "rigorous selection", since fewer options are generally available during difficult times. When your hand is in a meat grinder it would be a lot less likely that one would be daydreaming of a day at the beach.
Great post. What we focus on expand. I am working on myself, so I could "break the mould".
It is likely to say that if you want to know how someone thinks, you check the lifestyle of such person. It there means a positive person can hardly surround himself with negative thoughts or negative thoughts are the list in his mind.
Absolutely agree with you. The fact that we are dealing day after day. The ability to control one's actions shapes the character, and thanks to the character, a person is able to build his life.
It's great to read your comparison between evolution and human character, @gavvet. But how do you marry biologically acclaimed physical changes through evolution with philosophical changes in human behaviour? Does it mean that changes in human behaviour can't be reversed by change of mindset, just like biological changes are irreversible?
Similarity of principles does not require the comparison to be exact. But think on this, whales and dolphins are land mammals that went back to living in water.
Well, that's only true in the biological cycle but what are the physical proof that whales and dolphins ever lived on land before, seeing we also have reptiles living both on land and water? The biological evolution is highly questionable and lack proofs because because if a specie developed new features and change environment , we should'nt have other species living and surviving in the harbitat others migrated from. Example, if Africans are living in Africa because they are blacks, then only blacks should live in Africa. But if both white and black people can live in Africa, there's no justification that we are here because we are black.
yes, this is the real truth, your mind is all they is, we are all the product of our minds(thoughts).
the thought we give more energy to develops rapidly flushing out the thoughts we pay less attention.
your thoughts forms your action, your actions forms your habit, your habits forms your character, and your character forms your DESTINY.
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When Europeans arrived in America they had Turkeys with them which were left there, when the next batch of explorers/settlers arrived, these Turkeys had evolved into a totally different variety! Good Post, thank you.
This is the "thoughts are things analogy". Whether it is correct to apply this to an evolutionary model is debatable. As @earthcustodians suggested, flexibility is the key to evolutionary survival. Linear evolution only occurs when conditions remain identical.
So it sounds good as positive thinking/personal motivation "parable" but is it a solid argument?
I think its comparable on the basis that:
This is hardly an attempt at motivational/positive thinking rhetoric or "thoughts are things" but simply a look at some similarities in principles
Be careful, the shortcut you take between biological evolution and brain mechanism is a bit short.
The way you put "we actively select certain thoughts and feeling to focus on" is a bit awkward... For example, do you "actively select" certain thoughts while you dream? Actually, the brain does not work this way, the simple fact is a thought is not like an organism, it does not die.
You can influence a pattern and create a habit, and make it back and forth... not like biological evolution!
In any case, very interesting post.
@gavvet,
"In short the thoughts we select to entertain mold our actions and or actions mold our long term character."
This is absolutely correct. I think actions mold our long term character! Great article and I think this is one of the good reference to get an idea about what is evolution!
Cheers~
Given that I'm a science buff, I find it quite fascinating that you chose the picture of finches to bring out your point in evolution - damn, after all it was after Darwin's association with finches in Galapagos that lead to the whole revolutionary idea!
Everything is perception @gavvet, what your mind creates is your reality. Look at someone on drugs or meditating, your reality is governed by the chemical reactions in your Brain. You can influence those by simple actions like forcing yourself to smile!
Beautifully done. I resteemed
Absolutely agreed with your point. Biological evolution start from Adam`s onward I heard before. But I dont believe that scene. However was born humans, start character of him. Difference things have. Evolution doesn’t happen in a fingersnap. It also doesn’t imply that a character will be totally different at the end. Instead, evolution is a gradual process to becoming not necessarily perfect, but more well-rounded and less flawed. It’s also ongoing, since a person never truly stops growing. We may not see what happens to a character after a story ends, but since characters reflect real people, it’s safe to assume he’d continue changing beyond that point. The principles iterated through in this process are not unique to biological evolution.
What generally happens as the protagonist works toward his goal? Most likely he’ll encounter struggles, setbacks, and difficult decisions. He might also endure an incredible range of emotions and experience success, failure, and moral ambiguity.
Basically our mind take priority anythings. Through our mind create random thoughts. All of word creating those thoghts i think. Thoughts totally change humans character. It can be kind person or cruel person. Firstly we need to control our mind, then peoples can be create great character. If not humans will be dangerous.
Absolutely brilliant article @gavvet. Tottally awesome topic.
Resteemed your post.
A great your comparison & I accept your theory when you told from this post @gavvet. Much recent progress in evolution biology is based on the inference of ancestral states and past transformations in important traits on phylogenetic trees. Basically character started within humans thoughts and activities. Under the some difficult situation, human thought changable. Then humans character changed. Thats theory I think evolution of character.
Capabilities unlimited, during all periods we See changes, we see actions on situations, it takes decades, but human/animals will survive within the changing circumstances.
It could be called a.i
yes, after few decades mutation takes place by many reasons like change in wheather, surrounding and what is means a.i.?
Evolution in human beings is not just about physical evolution but also mental evolution ie. from barbarians to civilised men
Great post. Love to see more... very interesting topic. There is an evolution of brain physiology, I would agree with you but physcology and emotional evolution are constructs of sociology and while some of us have evolved to accept a more altruistic, civilized approach to community I would argue that many have not 'evolved' mentally from that barbaric state. Thought evolution is typically bound by so many subconscious biased based factors (implicit bias) that it shapes, or one could say, hijacks our thoughts. Once a bias takes hold predefined thought patterns or programming define the outcome or response. Randomized output based on an optimal outcome is unfortunately decided by our environmentally (nature vs nurture) formed bias.
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Ya absolutely and still day by day the size and character of animals is decrease
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This is really informative, i never knew that human character evolves like this but i suspected.
I knew what saying no meant before or around age 1 (My crib timeline.) I'm assuming I knew yes and other basic communication skills as well. I can't see a way of me understanding the logic at that age from any sort of teaching, even if it was in my face. The reason I know that I knew back then is because it's my earliest memory. I'm assuming again, but I think it's my earliest because I was "tortured." My aunt kept pressing this pink bunny that makes sounds, and I kept yelling no (in my head.) around age 5, I told my mother I knew english when I was a baby, which of course I didn't. In later years I put it together.
Would you say the knowledge was from prior teaching? Basic intelligent evolutionary traits?
I could control my dreams 100% until age 15. Controlling everything from the people and overall environment, to when I felt like getting up. Even flying. I put a cigarette to my mouth. Then alchohol. Then marijuana. Yes, I was stupid. Right after that, no more control. Even being sober for many years. Now to the point, is there a way to explain how one controls their dreams? I've looked it up, but only get meditation and spiritual stuff that doesn't help me at all.
Yup bro absolutely right on this mathod with the changes of the environment many species are changing I have some idea on it but after ur mind changing post i have got learn something thanks for such a informative post keep it up bro...
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interesting...is it related to the genetic?
Great comparison. Thank you for making so easily comprehension.
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Great post! It's a very interesting topic! I would say that everyone already saw that process in a any way in their life :)
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Very true, thanks for sharing. Very well written an concise, followed for more on Darwinian theory
My question is, are we really evolved?
Evolution is the never ending story. We have the DNA that mutates because of the inherent property of the whole biochemical machine for the replication. Next step, we need to live with the DNA we got (maybe in 10 years we will be able to change this...). So, mutations are there, selection is there - there must be evolution.
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Itz something like DNA changing