[Paddlewise] Evolution my specialty

PeterO wrote:
> [...]Niels Blaauw [...] whose speciality is 'Evolution' 
Before being called an "evolutionist" and be compared to Hitler (as has 
happened before, in other places on the 'net) I'd like to expand a 
little on my specialty:

- I'm confident that I know more about evolution than 99% of the general 
population - but then again, 99% don't know the first thing about it. 
Whether I'm an expert is for others to judge.

- I find natural evolution fascinating and the results (in nature all 
around us) awe inspiring. I also find natural evolution a wasteful and 
cruel process that should be avoided whenever possible. Natural 
evolution thrives at the expense of the weak (who will die from 
starvation, thirst, sickness or being eaten) for the benefit of the 
strong. That's a poor basis for the safe, comfortable and prosperous 
life that I wish on all sentient beings.


Some random facts about evolution:

- Women may complain about unshaven men, but let's not forget that is 
was _women_ that selected us that way. They should blame themselves for 
our facial hair.

- I'm an tinkerer, and what is miss most is a third arm. There's just 
_so_ many jobs that require 3 hands! A real third arm would be virtually 
impossible, but an elephants trunk would have taken less then 
200.000.000 years to evolve. For this missed opportunity men are as 
guilty as women - or should we blame evolution itself?

Niels
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