tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post8370060124376267707..comments2024-03-27T00:20:50.039-07:00Comments on BIODIVERSIVIST: Domesticated Dogs--Mutualists or Parasites?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-24602189666585033272012-07-13T17:39:16.994-07:002012-07-13T17:39:16.994-07:00"...how do you justify that assertion that ha...<i>"...how do you justify that assertion that happiness may get in the way on gene propagation when many studies have shown that chronic exposure to stress hormones have a negative impact on both male and female fertility?"</i><br /><br />There is a very big range of hormone levels between suicidal depression and mania. The seeking of happiness is what moves genes into the future: Russ Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704979878559600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-30253129197171799632012-07-13T13:55:27.820-07:002012-07-13T13:55:27.820-07:00Sorry to comment on an old article, but you said t...Sorry to comment on an old article, but you said that happiness is not necessary for gene propagation and may get in the way of it?<br />I agree happiness is not necessary per see, but how do you justify that assertion that happiness may get in the way on gene propagation when many studies have shown that chronic exposure to stress hormones have a negative impact on both male and female fertility?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-53723054466669300602010-03-27T08:59:01.749-07:002010-03-27T08:59:01.749-07:00Human predators are even worse than ancient animal...Human predators are even worse than ancient animals though, even worse than grizzlies, most would agree. Kids need what dogs teach about survival instincts now, just as ancient humans did.<br /><br />And the advantages of empathetic child rearing, especially in the crucial first few years, can't be stressed enough. Compare the offspring off genius IQ parents, that sits in front of the tv amazingdrxhttp://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/2/24/369576.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-41539975644982169362010-03-26T10:08:59.982-07:002010-03-26T10:08:59.982-07:00Good points, drx
This is just a thought exercise....Good points, drx<br /><br />This is just a thought exercise. I'm not telling people they should not have pet dogs. They do offer many benefits, but not necessarily ones that lead to human gene propagation, or at least, they are much less effective at doing that than they once were.Russ Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704979878559600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-55344238291187913182010-03-26T09:53:06.132-07:002010-03-26T09:53:06.132-07:00A dose of symbiotic thinking might be useful on t...A dose of symbiotic thinking might be useful on this one bio-d.<br /><br />Imagine, if you will, a small tribe of humans, set upon by huge dangerous predators when they are trying to sleep. Then imagine a straggler from a local wolf pack, outcast, hungry, adopted by the tribe after he starts snacking on their leavings.<br /><br />The next time a big bear or cat attacks at night, their new wolf/amazingdrxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-79243522674867354972010-03-21T20:52:10.182-07:002010-03-21T20:52:10.182-07:00Very good point about wolves and I suspected someb...Very good point about wolves and I suspected somebody might call me on it. Congratulations.<br /><br />If a study can show that dogs improve reproductive success then I will stand corrected : ).<br /><br />What age group do these health benefits extend to and do they lead to the survival of more human progeny?<br /><br />Cigarettes provide moments of happiness (defined as a measure of frequency Russ Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509704979878559600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720983493149160502.post-24421381592040295132010-03-21T18:14:56.299-07:002010-03-21T18:14:56.299-07:00The "false" smile of which you write is ...The "false" smile of which you write is also present in wolves, from which dogs were derived. I don't think dogs evolved expressions that were attractive to humans - these expressions were already coincidentally present in wolves. That coincidence was probably a big factor in their domestication and the development of dogs, but it doesn't mean that wolves [and dogs] evolved a &Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505587978643056822noreply@blogger.com