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Old 02-06-2008, 01:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
Erki
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Originally Posted by Keith View Post
Basically 'cos evolution cares about species survival, not individual comfort.

Our bodies crap out when we get older for much the same reason - once we've produced the next generation, natural selection loses interest in us in favour of the new cutting edge...
Wouldn't a more comfortable birth be beneficial for that new generation? Evolution is so short sighted.
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