Craig Jungers wrote: > I'm guessing Darwin will catch up to them. > You'd better beware, Craig, or Darwin might catch up with _you_! The theory of the Selfish Gene states clearly that you shouldn't risk your life for just any lunatic getting himself in trouble. You should weigh the risk against the genes you share with the lunatic. You should go out of your way to save your children, brothers and sisters, and parents - and only if they are fertile, and if you're reasonably sure they really have the genes they claim they have. Assuming you have some idea of who your children are (not all men have...) and that these two were not yours, your genes should have known better than to plan a risky rescue. On the other hand: Your rescue would have been highly ethical. Bad genes can result in nice people. Should we congratulate you on your high moral standard, or condole you on your faulty genes? I chose the former. Genes are nasty fascist things anyway. More to the point: How can boys be _that_ bloody stupid!? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 26 2010 - 15:14:01 PST
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