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Also, the killing of the weak and and the sick etc. generally is NOT a benefit accrued to a species in an adaptive sense. It requires a group selectionist argument that doesn't stand up to the math.


Brent, this seems like the thinking of an evolutionist that is focused on those moments in time when adverse conditions encourage or support evolutionary changes to a species. I don't think that a predator/prey relationship encourages new adaptation, rather the consistent predator/prey relationship encourages the status quo equilibrium between them.

But dare I say, I'm taking us off topic here. The topic was really: "why are we getting more pressure to ban lead" to which my hypothesis is in part "because fringe / marginal hunters are destroying ecosystems with wanton waste using lead. That in turn is causing negative press on all lead use that is undermining the sports we cherish."