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gemfyreI've learned quite a few things in my studies over the last few years.
The reason for life is to pass on ones genes. We really are nothing but elaborate vessels for a nucleic acid to replicate. Via natural selection the strongest genes survive and so life is constantly evolving and improving itself.
Humans go and screw this up. Among humans those with "less fit" genes are able to breed. Many with "more fit" genes choose not to breed. Third world, generally less fit and less educated populations breed out of control while developed, more educated nations birthing rate is dropping. Yes, yes, I know Hitler and such thought things like this, they called it eugenics. Thing is, in a way they were right. The problem was however the usual one extreme to the other. It was still people trying to play God rather then just letting nature take it's course.
I mean, if it weren't for these amazing medical miracles people I love would not be here. I sure as hell am not going to a Hitler and chose who should live and who should die. That is not for ANY human to decide! But on the large scale it should still work as natural selection, we shouldn't interfere. For the good of the Earth.
My other point was about how humans are biologically K breeders but have become R breeders. R & K breeding are terms applied to mammals.
K breeders are large mammals, they mature slowly and have few offspring very occaisionally. The young are raised by parents for many years before becoming independent. The population hovers at equilibrium. Think elephants, think great apes, think... humans.
R breeders are small mammals, they mature very quickly and have large litters often. Parental care is very brief to non-existent. Their populations grow and grow and grow until suddenly the resources run out and CRASH. Think lemmings, think mice and rats, think cats, think... humans.
Due to agriculture, society and capitalism we have gone from being what we should biologically be to being pretty much very large rats. Sucking up resources faster than they can ever be replaced. And it's encouraged by capitalist governments because it's good for the economy or something, also, more population equals more soldiers if you go to war. Once again, we've fucked it all up.
Discuss.
The reason for life is to pass on ones genes. We really are nothing but elaborate vessels for a nucleic acid to replicate. Via natural selection the strongest genes survive and so life is constantly evolving and improving itself.
Humans go and screw this up. Among humans those with "less fit" genes are able to breed. Many with "more fit" genes choose not to breed. Third world, generally less fit and less educated populations breed out of control while developed, more educated nations birthing rate is dropping. Yes, yes, I know Hitler and such thought things like this, they called it eugenics. Thing is, in a way they were right. The problem was however the usual one extreme to the other. It was still people trying to play God rather then just letting nature take it's course.
I mean, if it weren't for these amazing medical miracles people I love would not be here. I sure as hell am not going to a Hitler and chose who should live and who should die. That is not for ANY human to decide! But on the large scale it should still work as natural selection, we shouldn't interfere. For the good of the Earth.
My other point was about how humans are biologically K breeders but have become R breeders. R & K breeding are terms applied to mammals.
K breeders are large mammals, they mature slowly and have few offspring very occaisionally. The young are raised by parents for many years before becoming independent. The population hovers at equilibrium. Think elephants, think great apes, think... humans.
R breeders are small mammals, they mature very quickly and have large litters often. Parental care is very brief to non-existent. Their populations grow and grow and grow until suddenly the resources run out and CRASH. Think lemmings, think mice and rats, think cats, think... humans.
Due to agriculture, society and capitalism we have gone from being what we should biologically be to being pretty much very large rats. Sucking up resources faster than they can ever be replaced. And it's encouraged by capitalist governments because it's good for the economy or something, also, more population equals more soldiers if you go to war. Once again, we've fucked it all up.
Discuss.
