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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Oct 19, 2009 13:25:10 GMT
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 19, 2009 14:40:30 GMT
Makes sense, but he's far too nice with his reasons on why. The further we go back, the tougher you had to be to survive to breeding age. So modern humans are also weaker because we have allowed those not strong enough to survive alone to breed and thus broaden the gene pool to include other attributes than toughness and strength.
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Post by LaFille on Oct 19, 2009 16:02:20 GMT
It's not only a question of physical strength/robustness/prowess declining... Right now it gets worse than that, with people not suffering from either vision deficiencies, allergies, asthma, etc. having become almost a minority.
I have some doubts that technology and education will allow us to compensate fast enough for that kind of decline.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 19, 2009 16:22:41 GMT
Good point, Fille. It would appear that as our technology increases, so our physical abilities decline. That's really not good...
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Oct 19, 2009 16:41:39 GMT
I suspect that the human body has always had these deficiences in it. But because it's not constantly under stress any more. It instead is allowed to show it's weaknesses.
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Post by Galadriel on Oct 20, 2009 7:46:39 GMT
Talking about ego busting.... Reminded me of that video ;D
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Oct 20, 2009 8:09:14 GMT
Maybe one of the most visionary song lyrics ever sung:
In the year of 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find
In the year of 3535
Can't tell the truth, can't tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year of 4545
Won't need no teeth ,won't need your eyes
Won't find a thing to do
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year of 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your side
Your legs have nothing to do
Some machines doin' that for you
In the year of 6565
Won't need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your sons, pick your daughters too
From the bottom of a long glass tube wouwo
In the year of 7510
If god is commin' he should make it by then
Maybe he'll look around and say:
"Now it's time for the judgement day!"
In the year of 8510
God is gonna shake his mighty hand
He'll leave a salient place where man has been
Or tear it down and start again wouwo
In the year of 9595
I'm wondering if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything earth had to give
And he's put back nothing wouwo
Now it's been 10.000 years man has cried a million tears
For what he never knew now man's dream is through
But through eternal light the twinklin' of starlight
So very far away now it's night to yesterday
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 20, 2009 8:49:08 GMT
Yeah, thanks, Glance! I'm gonna be depressed all day, now! ;D
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Post by fughawzi on Oct 23, 2009 10:52:40 GMT
So interesting!
Yay, I get to smack Raj with this!
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Oct 23, 2009 12:32:10 GMT
Yeah, I am superbly weak all right...  I used to be much stronger as a child. |
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I used to be much stronger as a child. 