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Keith Gates wrote:
Chris,
Think you have taken this on a tangent but I will flow with it.
In the context of what you are talking about how do you measure success? Population numbers? Biomass?
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Sort of a pointless argument, isn't it? I'm sure you can think up any number of measures by which humans are not the most successful species.
In any case, my original point was, I think, relevant. Just because it's "natural" doesn't make it the best. Millions of species have died off "naturally" in spite of their unclogged instincts.
For that matter - why is a human action (such as holding onto ideas and complex habits) any less "natural" than one performed by, say, a rabbit?
Best,
Chris