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Re: Hobbits
Not necessarily so. Some sub-populations of men have evolved to a consistantly smaller stature which better suited their environments. Size-increase is only progress if it increases the likelihood of survival. Likewise, if by "evolved" you mean technologically advanced, there is no teleological plan to back that. While most Americans in the late twentieth century utilize higher levels of technlogy than did their forebears of the eighteenth century, the same could not be said of sixth-century Italians vis-a-vis their third-century forebears. Evolution is not a simple arithmetic projection, but rather a highly complex system of variables. Granted the right niche and time many things unexpectedly arise.
And you couldn't be more correct about badgers. But don't forget that although -- they are cozy and charming -- they are also vicious predators.
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