What caused humans to become the "leaders of the world"?
We, as a species, have no natural defenses. We have no armor, no spines, no venom, not even claws. We are not capable of changing color to blend in, nor are we especially fast. Our vision is average at best.
In short, the human race is the epitome of natural mediocrity. We are average across the board. Yet, somehow, we became the top of the food chain, a place where we are comfortable in protecting those who used to be our predators, comfortable in choosing to put ourselves on the bottom of the food chain. Comfortable to be whatever we damn well please.
Of course, you can argue that the human brain is its' greatest advantage. Of course it is, no doubts there. But when humankind was but a blemish on the Earth, simply a group of monkeys who had the odd idea to stand up, that brain was not a very large advantage. At times, that advantage became a hindrance.
It is a hindrance even today sometimes, where we believe we must think things through rather than following our instincts, where we believe our lives are about everything else. Not true! Our lives are about ourselves! That is why they are our lives.
Darwinism agrees on that point as well. Those who follow their instincts and look after themselves survive, while those who rely on the support of others soon die. Never will you see a wolf look after another. Never will you see a deer go back for the stragglers. Never will you see a blind animal survive in the wild. Why? Because these creatures have traits that are unhealthy for the species as a whole. Instinct tells to leave these behind.
So why does today's society no longer believe we are subject to Evolution? We are, and Nature is fighting to keep up with us. We treat diseases, so Nature creates stronger versions to throw at us. If we were to simply let disease come through and kill, the survivors would develop immunity, and the problem would help itself.
The same holds true with the deaf, the blind, the handicapped, the sick, the elderly...but we fight against Nature and take care of people such as these.
We choose to dilute the purity and strength of our species because of the one advantage that Nature gave us: our brains.
But why do we fight natural selection? Why do we endanger our species as a whole so the individual may thrive?
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Date: 2006-09-12 02:11 pm (UTC)We, as a species, have no natural defenses. We have no armor, no spines, no venom, not even claws. We are not capable of changing color to blend in, nor are we especially fast. Our vision is average at best.
In short, the human race is the epitome of natural mediocrity. We are average across the board. Yet, somehow, we became the top of the food chain, a place where we are comfortable in protecting those who used to be our predators, comfortable in choosing to put ourselves on the bottom of the food chain. Comfortable to be whatever we damn well please.
Of course, you can argue that the human brain is its' greatest advantage. Of course it is, no doubts there. But when humankind was but a blemish on the Earth, simply a group of monkeys who had the odd idea to stand up, that brain was not a very large advantage. At times, that advantage became a hindrance.
It is a hindrance even today sometimes, where we believe we must think things through rather than following our instincts, where we believe our lives are about everything else. Not true! Our lives are about ourselves! That is why they are our lives.
Darwinism agrees on that point as well. Those who follow their instincts and look after themselves survive, while those who rely on the support of others soon die. Never will you see a wolf look after another. Never will you see a deer go back for the stragglers. Never will you see a blind animal survive in the wild. Why? Because these creatures have traits that are unhealthy for the species as a whole. Instinct tells to leave these behind.
So why does today's society no longer believe we are subject to Evolution? We are, and Nature is fighting to keep up with us. We treat diseases, so Nature creates stronger versions to throw at us. If we were to simply let disease come through and kill, the survivors would develop immunity, and the problem would help itself.
The same holds true with the deaf, the blind, the handicapped, the sick, the elderly...but we fight against Nature and take care of people such as these.
We choose to dilute the purity and strength of our species because of the one advantage that Nature gave us: our brains.
But why do we fight natural selection? Why do we endanger our species as a whole so the individual may thrive?