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Due to the support for this blog, we have now raised $62ish, all of which will go towards the Chordoma Foundation. Thank you.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Humans are pathetic as animals
This post was inspired by something I saw as I walked back to my dorm. I saw a mean-looking squirrel steal a nut from another squirrel. This immediately reminded me of all the natural selection stuff I learned in IB biology(well not immidiately since I was so enthralled by the epic squirrel battle). The squirrel that is stronger will reproduce more and thus pass his/her strong genes to the next generation. This also got me thinking about how pathetic humans would be in the wild without our technology (technology isn't part of the biological definition of homo sapien). For example, we don't have anything to attack or hunt with (i.e. no claws, fangs, poison, camouflage, agility etc.) We also don't have much to defend ourselves with (i.e. again no claws, fangs, poison, horns, chemical weapon (BO doesn't count)). Despite all this, humans stil think they are at the top of the food chain. The only reason for this is our technology. If you gave a tiger a gun (just assume its a special gun that allows it to pull the trigger), it could just as easily be at the top of the food chain. By the way, do not give animals guns. Especially not to that mean-looking squirrel.
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Hmmm... I think the reason some people put themselves at the top is because of our intelligence and motor skills. Would the tiger be able to build or use weapons? I'd like to hear your thoughts on that...
But yeah, we're definitely not all-powerful. If we all blow ourselves up in a big nuclear war (which is likely), the Earth would probably just heal itself.
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