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Spinoza
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So last semester we covered an article that considered how/why evolution may have given us the moral values that people have today, and it got me thinking. What other cool things has evolution given us?
Some ideas:
- Babies are cute / we find the way babies look to be attractive because if we didnt they would get abandoned.
- Fingernails? Ive heard theyre to protect nerve endings but if we still have them in 200 years itll definitely be so we can open up bottles of ketchup.

Lets hear some other good ones.

/notascientist
Jan 3 2013 9:32PM
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qeefmasterflex
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Pubes are so I can have dreads without being made fun of
Apr 16 2013 7:48PM
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Jweid
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Humans and monkeys both evolved from a common ancestor. No we did not evolve from monkeys.
Apr 16 2013 8:05PM
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louie.mirags
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hmmm that would make sense, or they would just get in the way and snap off in a painful way..
Apr 16 2013 8:07PM
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act.resist
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yea because i know that my habit is extremely psychological, the reason i cant quit is because i hate the feeling of having my nails touch things. the stimuli constantly makes me think about the fact that they're there and i have no use but to clip them off or bite them. and i was talking to one of my friends about it and she has the exact same problem. which makes me think it has something to do with the fact that we don't need nails anymore or we're crazy and have problems
Apr 16 2013 8:15PM
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white+wolf
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fingernails in 200 years?

>implying the ability to consume ketchup and other condiments directly influences our ability to survive

lol
Apr 16 2013 8:19PM
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.qzyxya
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>implying evolution itself takes anything less than millions of years
Apr 16 2013 8:23PM
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Spinoza
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A friend of mine who didnt eat ketchup or mustard on his burgers was hit by a bus and killed last year. Don't want to make light of his death, but it supports my argument so...
Apr 16 2013 8:35PM
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chickenonabun
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I think most people don't understand what evolution actually is; its not some sort of force that advances specific traits through generations, just because the animals want to pass them on, all it is is that those animals with more favorable traits survive longer and reproduce more frequently. It's actually probably the most simple scientific theory I've ever heard, it just gets a hell of a lot more complex when you get into more specific situations. I think homo sapiens have reached some sort of evolutionary milestone, because now anybody can survive to reproductive age and reproduce, due to modern technology, and the fact that more of the world resides in a post-scarcity society.

I feel like this though isn't really complete but I'm not sure what else to write.
Apr 16 2013 8:41PM
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panojibber.
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There are actually many case studies that prove otherwise.
A sudden change in environment can cause an entire variety of a certain animal to be wiped out.
Apr 16 2013 8:49PM
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JeremyClarkson
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A thousand year from now there will be no girls or boys, everyone will just be wankers.
Apr 16 2013 9:00PM
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louie.mirags
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Greatest form of evolution!





According to Christopher Ryan, the author of Sex at Dawn, the size of a mans genitals is in relation to how promiscuous the females in his life are... Some evolution right there
Apr 16 2013 9:11PM
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Scaredwhiteboy
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Racism is almost certainly an evolutionary adaptation.
Apr 16 2013 11:36PM
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Spinoza
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The 3 greatest pleasures known to man: sleeping, eating, sex. That's because of evolution. Every living thing is the way it is because of evolution. It's so cool
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MASkier
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PICS.
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