It's a mammal thing
I was thinking about something.... kids... life... humans... boobs...
Some guy in the paper was talking about how the evidence for global warming is unclear.... and maybe it is still... but y'know, logically, you can't expect to pump out the amount of pollution we do, and pave arable landlike we do, and not expect a result of some kind. If nature really loves all the CO2 in the atmosphere, wouldn't plants all be 8 feet taller by now? When you try to explain something to a 5 year old "Well, honey, we put a lot of pollution into the air, you know the smoke from the back of the car, and it goes into the clouds and makes the land warmer and you may feel the effects of this in 30 years or sooner big time..." it really makes you think.
The reason mammals took over after the assassin comet froze the dinosaurs is we are very adaptable, furry, with boobs to feed the young and ensure the survival of relatively fewer young, whereas the insect or reptile way is to have a clutch of eggs and hope at least 1% make it to breed someday... repeat as necessary.
One thing I know from having kids - "It's about the species!" It ain't about you any more - you are part of a big chain of being you weren't conscious of and are shooting your DNA into the future - and you would do anything to help them along... except walk to the store or buy one less SUV...
Ethically, I realized that ANYTHING that increases the reproduction of humans is good ie: cloning, fertility things... so harming productive females is abhorrent. Genital mutilation in Africa is probably one reason why the oldest cultures on the planet aren't exactly ruling the globe at the moment. Any island culture that feeds the fertile females to King Kong is not exactly going to out-reproduce their neighbours who sacrifice males or goats or whatever handy...
the Olympian priests used to do animal sacrifices and say the gods just loved the innards and fatty parts, leaving all that yummy steak-parts left over for the tribes... how convenient....
so head on out to that singles bar and knock someone up - you can say you are doing your part for the species.... provided you stick around and help raise the kid which further increases survival rate....
Some guy in the paper was talking about how the evidence for global warming is unclear.... and maybe it is still... but y'know, logically, you can't expect to pump out the amount of pollution we do, and pave arable landlike we do, and not expect a result of some kind. If nature really loves all the CO2 in the atmosphere, wouldn't plants all be 8 feet taller by now? When you try to explain something to a 5 year old "Well, honey, we put a lot of pollution into the air, you know the smoke from the back of the car, and it goes into the clouds and makes the land warmer and you may feel the effects of this in 30 years or sooner big time..." it really makes you think.
The reason mammals took over after the assassin comet froze the dinosaurs is we are very adaptable, furry, with boobs to feed the young and ensure the survival of relatively fewer young, whereas the insect or reptile way is to have a clutch of eggs and hope at least 1% make it to breed someday... repeat as necessary.
One thing I know from having kids - "It's about the species!" It ain't about you any more - you are part of a big chain of being you weren't conscious of and are shooting your DNA into the future - and you would do anything to help them along... except walk to the store or buy one less SUV...
Ethically, I realized that ANYTHING that increases the reproduction of humans is good ie: cloning, fertility things... so harming productive females is abhorrent. Genital mutilation in Africa is probably one reason why the oldest cultures on the planet aren't exactly ruling the globe at the moment. Any island culture that feeds the fertile females to King Kong is not exactly going to out-reproduce their neighbours who sacrifice males or goats or whatever handy...
the Olympian priests used to do animal sacrifices and say the gods just loved the innards and fatty parts, leaving all that yummy steak-parts left over for the tribes... how convenient....
so head on out to that singles bar and knock someone up - you can say you are doing your part for the species.... provided you stick around and help raise the kid which further increases survival rate....
posted by MylesH at 10:32 PM
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