What good is a banana that doesn't get eaten? On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Dan Saffer <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Dec 19, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Angel Marquez wrote: > > >>nothing was created specifically to meet a human need > > I'm not sure if I agree with this. I just ate a banana and it was good. Did > my ancestors not eat bananas? > > > I'm sure they did, but the banana wasn't "designed" to be eaten by humans, > to fulfill our hunger. (Your theology may vary.) > > Like all plants, its purpose is to reproduce itself, and the fruit evolved > as an efficient means to assist the plant in doing that. > > Dan > > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
