Plus, I know so many who are absolutely spaced out on rx, anti- depressants, etc. that one doesn't know exactly whom one is really dealing with in everyday terms. Add the rather hysterical/fickle culture. Short term interest. Influence of technology. Interesting times.
On Jul 16, 6:01 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forget the berries. You have no idea if you will will run into a drunk > driver on the highway or enter the middle of a robbery/shoot out or > eat some food poisoning by chance. Awareness and precaution are a help > but no guarantee of anything. > > On Jul 16, 6:35 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Although isn't the initial berry eater realying on luck? > > > The group until the first berry is eaten has no knowledge. So the > > very first berry eater relies on luck. If he dies or live then > > knowledge only of that berry is gained. On to the second berry. The > > group has no knowledge of the second berry only the first, so the > > second berry eater relies on luck. Onto the third berry....... > > > On 16 July, 06:57, Arron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In relation to what Rig's said about 'luck/fortune' - I believe that > > > these to things to not come into play at all. Survial to me is more a > > > question of knowledge or lack of it - Lets say we are a small group in > > > a jungle starving, one of the group members sees a berry bush and eats > > > the berries and prompty dies, the rest if us (hopefully) would from > > > the knowledge gained not eat the these berries. This keeps happening > > > with various other bushes, however the surviours are learning what not > > > to eat - Until finally someones eats from a bush that does not kill > > > and the others who remain with him now know of at least one thing they > > > can eat. > > > > I know that there a few holes in my little story there, however it is > > > what came to mind to explain myself - mmm where was I - ah luck and > > > fortune play no role for the members of the straving group - Just > > > knowledge (those who waited until a safe bush was found) and lack of > > > knowledge (those who ate and died). Mind you my idea of luck and > > > fortune may differ from yours - I guess like evething else it is a > > > matter of personal perspective. > > > > On Jul 16, 3:45 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Survival is also a question of luck/Fortune. Geography/food supply/ > > > > well-regulated society versus a wasteland/drought&famine/ongoing > > > > warfare. Add genetic strengths, education, personal health- mental and > > > > physical, the ability to adapt to change, etc. There is no reason > > > > behind this selection, actually. If you consider current history we > > > > might be elsewhere facing far greater tests, problems and possible > > > > extinction. > > > > > On Jul 14, 12:35 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > As I understand one basic premise of the theory of evolution, > > > > > survival of the fittest prefers individuals that live longer, breed > > > > > faster and leave more progeny. Yet two traits we possess – sleep and > > > > > intelligence – seem to contradict this preference. > > > > > Sleep works against survival for, while sleeping, an > > > > > individual can > > > > > hardly defend against attack and consumption. So evolution would seem > > > > > to have selected those individuals needing less and less sleep, until > > > > > sleep would no longer be needed. Yet today, maybe one billion years > > > > > after speciation began, we still need our 8 hours of sleep. > > > > > Intelligence also seems to disprove the all-encompassing > > > > > scope of > > > > > evolution. Those individuals better able to recall experience and > > > > > predict the future would have an advantage in food-gathering, mate > > > > > selection and progeny protection. Yet we hardly seem smarter today > > > > > than humans living thousands of years ago. > > > > > Are these traits exceptions to evolution? Are there other > > > > > exceptions? > > > > > I expect so. But no one discusses them. Why not?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
