VA: Do Me a Favor and Leave Kate Harding Alone
Jan 13th, 2008
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Loading ...Yes. I know. So you can all quit freaking out about it because I’ve already read it.
And yes, I am well aware that in Kate Harding’s rebuttal to my article* […]
Original post: Do Me a Favor and Leave Kate Harding Alone
One could argue the instinct for survival and the instinct for procreation is ultimately the same instinct, as they both aim for the survival of the gene. The one who carries the gene is insignificant for the gene. (Ok, no more Dawkins before sleep.)
Evolving is not that slow with humans. And as we do have the largest brain of all animals, we need to develop them. A lot of energy goes to the development of the brain, so the physical development is naturally slower.
But humans are not animals. I mean statistics tell us that a child is most likely killed by a family member when a woman remarries with small children, and the new husband kills the kids. Animals don’t do that. Just look at lions. When the king lion is killed or thrown aside, the new alpha-male will take tender care of the old king’s cubs. …no wait! He eats the young in order for his genes to survive, and his only! Dagnabbit!