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Post by galton on Jan 1, 2006 22:43:22 GMT -5
Human intelligence exceeds the necessity of survival in the Natural World. Humans don't need computers and other gadgets to survive on planet earth, yet the human intelligence has reached such astounding levels of technological advancement, we're even reaching out into outer space. What for? For thousands and thousands of years before all these advancements under the harshest conditions on planet earth, the human species was able to survive and flourish in some parts of the planet. This was done with the minimal of resources, organization and skills compared to the state of man today.
So, why has nature bestowed on the human species this intelligence that far exceeds the necessary skills to survive on planet earth? What was it in nature or natural selection in the history or prehistory of man that allowed the human species to develop to this level of intelligence?
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Post by galton on Jan 1, 2006 22:57:51 GMT -5
No this is just a very peculiar special period we are living in As far as any record is concerned, no indigenous creature of this planet has created so much in such a short amount of time. Why now? And what were the naturally selecting factors in any environment that created or evolved such an intelligence in a creature known as Homo Sapien Sapien? |
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 1, 2006 23:05:35 GMT -5
why did God make me so smart?
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Post by galton on Jan 1, 2006 23:05:48 GMT -5
As far as any record is concerned, no indigenous creature of this planet has created so much in such a short amount of time. Why now? And what were the naturally selecting factors in any environment that created or evolved such an intelligence in a creature known as Homo Sapien Sapien? Werent you talking about the modern period of technology? Yes |
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Post by galton on Jan 1, 2006 23:07:03 GMT -5
why did God make me so smart? NO! Why did natural selection make us this smart? |
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Post by greatness on Jan 1, 2006 23:09:46 GMT -5
he's alittle typsy of the cough*joints *cough
dont mind blue
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 2, 2006 0:28:55 GMT -5
hey r u talking about me? admit it you are you knooob
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Post by greatness on Jan 2, 2006 1:35:11 GMT -5
lol noob! I eat noobs for breakfast  |
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Post by nymos on Jan 2, 2006 2:44:46 GMT -5
lol noob! I eat noobs for breakfast You do? I eat l33t cereal for breakfast...  You think I should switch? |
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Post by wadad on Jan 2, 2006 3:15:53 GMT -5
Human intelligence exceeds the necessity of survival in the Natural World. Humans don't need computers and other gadgets to survive on planet earth, yet the human intelligence has reached such astounding levels of technological advancement, we're even reaching out into outer space. What for? For thousands and thousands of years before all these advancements under the harshest conditions on planet earth, the human species was able to survive and flourish in some parts of the planet. This was done with the minimal of resources, organization and skills compared to the state of man today. So, why has nature bestowed on the human species this intelligence that far exceeds the necessary skills to survive on planet earth? What was it in nature or natural selection in the history or prehistory of man that allowed the human species to develop to this level of intelligence? I think our technoligical advancements and relatively complex brains grossly distorted your interpretation of what it means to be a successful organism in this planet. A cockroach is more successful than humans. cockroaches survived 300 million years of drastic changes in earths atmosphere, a cockroach's design is so successful it didnt need to evolve one bit throughout all this time, while humans were feaces flinging monkeys just a thousand years back. Why do we keep evolving every few thousand years??? whats wrong with our design? Why cant we be like the noble cockroach, whos' satisfied and happy with his design because if it aint broke dont fix it. So what if we can goto outerspace or build A-bombs. Where lies perfection? The ability to design and build thermonuclear bombs, or the ability to survive one? |
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 2, 2006 8:26:21 GMT -5
im big and complex
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Post by Batrus on Jan 2, 2006 9:22:16 GMT -5
We are not that smart. It seems that we do now that we have accumulated thousands of years of culture, but for a recently formed modern homo sapiens the smarter he could be the better chances he had of surviving hazards such as migrations, wheather changes, food shortage. Maybe now, that we have so much knowledge accumulated and intelligence isn't as necessary to survive people will slowly become less smart.
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Post by Batrus on Jan 2, 2006 9:22:51 GMT -5
Pat in the back  |
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 2, 2006 9:26:03 GMT -5
do you like boca or river? I support Boca even tho River has better players.
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Post by Batrus on Jan 2, 2006 9:29:41 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of river. Actually right now Boca has better player. Nice to see a foreigner that likes our football  |
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