Many species in their own way have descended down and have adapted more than needed be to meet the demands of survival in their environments, in other words, they have not only become evolved for their ecological niche, but have become over evolved for their ecological niche. As many speculate, what was man evolved to do? I speculate, what was man over evolved to do to survive in their niche? There are many species with some incredible talents many that seem more than necessary for survival.
For example, many bacteria in bad times or not so favorable living conditions sporeulate giving them a hard protective shell to lay dormant in until conditions improve. A camel's red blood cell unlike ours does not pop in fresh water and they have a clear eyelid to see through and protect their eyes from sand storms. Chameleons can change color at what seems like a moments notice, and most lizards are known for being very quick. A cheetah can run up to speeds of 80 miles an hour, still incredible to me even if it is for a short period of time. Eagles can focus on two spots at once, for that matter many birds can fly. Elephants can hear lower pitch sounds. I could go on all day listing different species special talents.
So what is man over evolved to do? Since, I saw a program about man’s evolution to run I have pondered this thought. A lot of species can out run man in a short burst, hear sounds higher and lower, smell better or see in the dark better. Sometimes, it is not so reassuring of our own talents, until we look at things slightly differently.
Even when we are down or old or when we look at our young, there are certain features of the human body that stand out. One of the first things a baby accomplishes in life is the ability to use our incredible opposable thumb. The others come quickly as a child learns to wiggle and move to the major accomplishment of walking. For that matter, just look and man's talents shine through.
We can run for long periods of time, but even so, in many circumstances if man has trouble running or jumping, man can still walk. Our big toes are one of our most unique features that help us keep our balance on our two feet for all sorts of activities and leave our hands free to grab and hang on to things, and even with a missing toe, or a few other injuries, man can still accomplish walking.
Baseball players usually slide on their upper thighs and hips to take the impact. Most women’s hips adjust for childbearing. Our back and legs have been shown to take the impact of walking and the added stress of running, but on the flip side, our back is not so well designed to bend over, and especially, not designed to lift anything heavy in that direction. Many work places of today will emphasize to never lift heavy items with your back.
So why not try your overly evolved hips, legs, toes and grab with your opposable thumbs, and get out and walk once in a while and appreciate our ability to walk upright with the freedom to carry items with our hands simultaneously or not, and leave our mouths free to communicate, to eat or whatever we can think of to do. Who knows, maybe other species think what we do everyday is incredible.
Originally posted in one of my other blogs Febuary 20, 2006
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Regulations
The people of the United States of American in the formation of the Constitution gave the right for the government to regulate communications and commerce. It makes sense. Everyone needs to be on the same page. To get along and prosper people need to be able to communicate in a way in which everyone can understand each other and trade goods so people can acquire their needs and desires.
Even the bible had a statement after the flood Noah had escaped, in Genesis Chapter 11, that stated at the time man spoke only one language and nothing would be restrained from them. Over time, different dialects became and become further distant from each other to eventually evolve into different recognized languages. During this same time, they could not understand each other and the Lord scattered them abroad upon all the face of the earth. This is most likely because they did not understand each other. Many relationships that have communication problems can lead to harsh interactions.
In linguistics by definition, different dialects are defined as different languages. The reason is because, sometimes one dialect will understand another neighboring dialect and a third dialect may understand the second dialect, but the first and third dialects may not understand each other. Therefore, it is easier to define them as different languages even though they may be the same root language and be close enough to understand each other.
Another reason I do not think the United States should declare a national language. The more languages that are spoken and written, the more ways people have to communicate and articulate and hopefully create greater understanding and less conflict, aside from being able to freely speak a preferred language on one’s own time.
Now, I do not believe that the forefathers of the United States of America could possibly perceive some of our future inventions, telecommunications and data communications nor completely understand how the human body works or their interactions with the human body. Let alone what inventions and discoveries may still yet be to come. On the other hand, I do believe they held the values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness very high, and no matter what inventions may come about, none should interfere with or encroach upon life, and liberty to be able to pursuit happiness, or the concept of the ideals of people mutually respecting each other’s life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
When the forefathers of the United States replaced the temporary government through the Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government and Constitution they did not throw out the Declaration of Independence nor its ideals, and shortly following the Constitution the Bill of Rights protecting certain rights of the people declared in the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the States. As the ratification of the Constitution was carried out, more states wanted to protect certain rights to where amendments became a condition of ratification, and one state refused to ratify the Constitution until progress was made on the issue of The Bill of Rights.
If previous entries are possible, besides trying to figure out Who Is This God Person Anyway, then maybe as people we need to discover more possibilities and solutions to problems. Maybe with more knowledge we can make wiser decisions.
Even the bible had a statement after the flood Noah had escaped, in Genesis Chapter 11, that stated at the time man spoke only one language and nothing would be restrained from them. Over time, different dialects became and become further distant from each other to eventually evolve into different recognized languages. During this same time, they could not understand each other and the Lord scattered them abroad upon all the face of the earth. This is most likely because they did not understand each other. Many relationships that have communication problems can lead to harsh interactions.
In linguistics by definition, different dialects are defined as different languages. The reason is because, sometimes one dialect will understand another neighboring dialect and a third dialect may understand the second dialect, but the first and third dialects may not understand each other. Therefore, it is easier to define them as different languages even though they may be the same root language and be close enough to understand each other.
Another reason I do not think the United States should declare a national language. The more languages that are spoken and written, the more ways people have to communicate and articulate and hopefully create greater understanding and less conflict, aside from being able to freely speak a preferred language on one’s own time.
Now, I do not believe that the forefathers of the United States of America could possibly perceive some of our future inventions, telecommunications and data communications nor completely understand how the human body works or their interactions with the human body. Let alone what inventions and discoveries may still yet be to come. On the other hand, I do believe they held the values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness very high, and no matter what inventions may come about, none should interfere with or encroach upon life, and liberty to be able to pursuit happiness, or the concept of the ideals of people mutually respecting each other’s life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
When the forefathers of the United States replaced the temporary government through the Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government and Constitution they did not throw out the Declaration of Independence nor its ideals, and shortly following the Constitution the Bill of Rights protecting certain rights of the people declared in the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the States. As the ratification of the Constitution was carried out, more states wanted to protect certain rights to where amendments became a condition of ratification, and one state refused to ratify the Constitution until progress was made on the issue of The Bill of Rights.
If previous entries are possible, besides trying to figure out Who Is This God Person Anyway, then maybe as people we need to discover more possibilities and solutions to problems. Maybe with more knowledge we can make wiser decisions.
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