RE: An interesting quote on evolution
March 17, 2012 at 6:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm by Cyberman.)
(March 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm)mannaka Wrote: As far as human breasts are concerned, they could indeed signify healthy stores of fat, but as any engineer will testify, having a lower center of gravity by storing fat lower down (i.e. thighs, bottom etc.) would provide for better manoeuvrability amongst other benefits.
Which ought to indicate that the human body wasn't designed by an engineer. Or if it was, certainly not an engineer with much design sense.
(March 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm)mannaka Wrote: Humans are unquestionably at the top of the food-chain; other species cannot equip themselves fast enough to defend themselves from our ingenuity.
That depends on the environment. Here in our nice regulated cities we sit at the top of the food chain (actually more of a food web). Take a trip to somewhere like the Amazon, where huge carnivorous spiders are king, and you'll learn rather quickly your place on the menu.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
