Evolution

So much has been written on this subject, some correct and some not, that I thought I would add my two cents.  First let us clear up some clearly incorrect facts that just get in the way like Darwin preaching “survival of the fittest”.  It never happened.  He wrote about how life evolves to meet the environment it is in.  Spencer actually wrote about “survival of the fittest”.  And then there is the Scopes Monkey trial which was made even more famous by the movie “Inherit The Wind”.  William Jennings Bryant (Mathew Brady in the movie) argued against the Spencer idea of “survival of the fittest” and not necessarily against evolution.  He believed that form of thinking discriminated against the average hare working person and promoted the highly successful to a superior class.

Now that I have that off my chest let us look at the idea itself.  It can be argued that human beings have evolved over time in both physical and mental ways.  People living near the equator have darker skin, Eskimos put up with the cold, Irishmen drink great whiskey because they got fed up with potatoes, and Clevelanders don’t mind sports teams that never win.

But then people can argue that some human beings never change.  The English still go ga-ga over the Royal family, Women continue to talk a different language, dogs have never leaned to kiss on the lips.  Men are probably the best example of this as you can see from this picture.  Look at it closely and see if you can identify physical responses that have never changed.  It may take a while, especially if you are a male but I trust that you will identify the commonality.  By the way, don’t try this experiment on your own as it may result in unrelated problems and medical attention.