Re: Maybe thinking meat is a good idea

"Mike Schilling" <mscottschilling@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message <news:Zk4Uj.2197$nW2.1518@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...

Or maybe thinking is a bad idea entirely.

"If it's so great to be smart," Dr. Kawecki asks, "why have most animals remained dumb?""

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/science/06dumb.html?_r=3&ref=science&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Sure, our big brains are costly, yet our lifespans are rather long for mammals
of our approximate size. I suppose longevity was selected for independently
of our intellectual capacity?


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