[kj] FW: Re: Funny KJ tracks?

[Brendan]

The theory that evolution has "skipped hosts" or at least found another
medium to work in, outside of organic life, and now works in ideas, is a
pretty crafty one. I don't see any reason why not. Not that I know fark
all about it.

In terms of losing natural skills, I never knew how to find water in the
first place...but I've got a pretty good built-in rum and bourbon compass
though...


> So do you think we are evolving through memetics? Maybe we're losing

> natural

> skills in doing so?

> Whales can communicate from ocean to ocean, elephants talk in sub bass

> over

> miles, there is no necessity for them to 'advance' in the same way as us.

> We

> could be losing some very important skills, like knowing how to find

> water.

> Once our technology has gone, so has our knowledge, and we're back to

> square

> one.

>

>>From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Re: Funny KJ tracks?

>>Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:03:15 +1200 (NZST)

>>

>>Every single one of us is descended from thousands of generations of

>>people (and before we were "people") who all had to fight tooth and nail

>>to survive and reproduce, and every single one of them did. All of our

>>ancestors fought successfully for their own survival and the survival of

>>their offspring, often to the death, out-competed their rivals for mates,

>>and mated. (And eventually karked it, but that's life...)

>>

>>It's only been in the last few thousand years that we've needed more

>>advanced skills, we're still hard-wired to respond to stress with

>> terminal

>>physical aggression, or olympic-record winning sprints in the other

>>direction. It was totally necessary to get us to where we are now.

>>

>>Sabre-toothed tigers can't be put on hold or told to leave a voicemail.

>>And you can't really rip out your bank managers throat with your teeth,

>> or

>>anyone who disagrees with you philosophically or economically etc. Well,

>>you can, perhaps, but only once ;)

>>

>>The diplomatic approach doesn't really come naturally, in my opinion, you

>>need to overcome your internal Conan the Barbarian instincts first...

>>

>>"KRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, SEE DEM TRIVEN BEFOR YOU, HEAR DA LAMENTATIONS OF DA

>>WOMEN"

>>

>>

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