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we should abdon the myth of the evolutionary ladder random thoughts Send a noteboard - 20/08/2011 11:49:35 PM
Evolution is the affect of natural selection and like it or not we are part of nature. The actions and behaviors of birds affect how they evolve and the actions and behaviors of humans affects how we evolve. Evolution isn't a ladder where some creature are higher than others it is simple the result of selection. There is a real question about how our technology will affect our evolution but if we select for dumb and lazy then that is evolution as just as much as selecting for fast and smart.
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If ever there was a reason to cut greenhouse gas emissions Camilla - 19/08/2011 10:14:00 AM 1070 Views
I've seen Start Trek, I know the real threat is you killing whales. snoopcester - 19/08/2011 10:34:08 AM 723 Views
I know Camilla - 19/08/2011 10:36:22 AM 666 Views
You make a fair point snoopcester - 19/08/2011 11:22:53 AM 675 Views
Re: You make a fair point Camilla - 19/08/2011 02:06:05 PM 618 Views
Re: You make a fair point snoopcester - 19/08/2011 02:10:43 PM 600 Views
It's the other other white meat. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:13:19 PM 673 Views
There's so much wrong with that Isaac - 19/08/2011 01:08:57 PM 703 Views
"They don't recycle; kill them all. " Joel - 19/08/2011 07:11:15 PM 678 Views
Very Space Hippy Isaac - 19/08/2011 10:39:10 PM 717 Views
It's still debatable whether we've abandoned the evolutionary ladder. Joel - 19/08/2011 11:16:58 PM 819 Views
You'll welcome to debate that with a biologist, it's not my specialty or interest Isaac - 20/08/2011 04:46:43 AM 763 Views
I've seen a lot of mainstream biologists suggest human evolution may be mostly mental now. Joel - 21/08/2011 11:32:48 AM 780 Views
Neither of us are biologists though and it's not really relveant anyway Isaac - 21/08/2011 01:21:06 PM 763 Views
I'm not ignoring it, just wondering why over half the planet ignores it and lives in misery. Joel - 21/08/2011 01:55:53 PM 739 Views
If you have occassion to spend time in those places you'll know why Isaac - 21/08/2011 02:38:44 PM 652 Views
How does literal mud huts as the norm respresent living standards rising "a lot". Joel - 22/08/2011 12:29:35 AM 835 Views
You seem to have cherry-picked what you wanted to hear out of my comments Isaac - 22/08/2011 01:07:10 AM 542 Views
"It's a stability thing, not a Western greed thing" seemed to encapsulate your comments. Joel - 22/08/2011 03:10:17 PM 674 Views
Only if you really cherry pick them Isaac - 23/08/2011 02:48:08 AM 693 Views
This seems to have descended into an insoluble partisan debate. Joel - 23/08/2011 07:43:07 PM 753 Views
You're the one who dragged it to that Isaac - 23/08/2011 08:10:03 PM 673 Views
Did I? Joel - 25/08/2011 10:18:29 PM 693 Views
*rudely butts in* Vodalus - 23/08/2011 04:38:33 AM 735 Views
American companies don't go to China SOLELY to screw the working class, no;that's largely incidental Joel - 25/08/2011 08:03:05 PM 816 Views
we should abdon the myth of the evolutionary ladder random thoughts - 20/08/2011 11:49:35 PM 588 Views
Probably; as discussed in Brams thread it should never be seen as predictive, let alone prophetic. Joel - 21/08/2011 11:55:09 AM 693 Views
Well, for this context I think the use is okay Isaac - 21/08/2011 11:59:19 AM 687 Views
That's an interesting point about the NEED for fossil fuels as a stepping stone to advanced culture. Joel - 21/08/2011 12:33:59 PM 770 Views
Not a need, just an edge Isaac - 21/08/2011 02:06:23 PM 582 Views
There's industrialization and then there's industrialization. Joel - 22/08/2011 12:53:35 AM 926 Views
If you were more familiar with engineering you'd not say something like that Isaac - 22/08/2011 01:53:33 AM 964 Views
I dispute that industrialization is primarily about non-agricultural production. Joel - 22/08/2011 03:10:19 PM 877 Views
Well you can argue that with a dictionary I suppose Isaac - 23/08/2011 03:50:52 AM 691 Views
I'm not above that, but the dictionary definitions I've found are disappointingly self-referential. Joel - 24/08/2011 02:25:21 AM 643 Views
That tends to be the case, it is a kinda vague term outside of specific context Isaac - 24/08/2011 09:12:19 AM 803 Views
Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Joel - 26/08/2011 12:31:21 AM 933 Views
Re: Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Isaac - 26/08/2011 05:52:59 PM 970 Views
Re: Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Joel - 28/08/2011 09:44:52 AM 819 Views
yes I was just jumping into the middle of the discussion. random thoughts - 22/08/2011 03:03:49 PM 619 Views
and we wonder why so many people ignore "scientist" random thoughts - 19/08/2011 01:17:38 PM 709 Views
Think it's better to ignore "reporters on a slow news day," to be honest *NM* beetnemesis - 19/08/2011 02:38:23 PM 266 Views
Or even acquire a sense of humour. *NM* Camilla - 19/08/2011 08:36:07 PM 301 Views
That was the City of Pearl series by Karen Traviss Aeryn - 19/08/2011 02:04:51 PM 691 Views
Re: That was the City of Pearl series by Karen Traviss Camilla - 19/08/2011 02:06:27 PM 643 Views
Hypothetical aliens are perfectly wise aerocontrols - 19/08/2011 06:24:13 PM 615 Views
You may be confusing aliens with God. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:08:01 PM 658 Views
Not confused aerocontrols - 19/08/2011 11:41:56 PM 669 Views
It's a an amusing disconnect to watch. Joel - 20/08/2011 12:25:00 AM 672 Views
Naturally. Camilla - 19/08/2011 08:36:28 PM 749 Views
So, basically, we're the poor white trash of the universe. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:06:23 PM 711 Views
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