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Mog · 08-27-2007, 01:32 PM

1. Hey Clam, lets not also forget that lots of nasty little critters can hide in fur such as lice, fleas, etc.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten...300/5628/2028c

With removable fur, we don't have this source of disease.

2. There seems to be numerous examples where evolution evolved some rather flashy mating rituals. Check out the peacock!

3.I think though that beauty and art are just more indicators of healthiness. If we didn't have them we wouldn't have such a keen sense when something is dangerous or diseased. We also seem to have "cuteness" receptors, perhaps indicating when something is harmless and needs protecting.

08-27-2007, 01:32 PM	#11
Mog Obsessed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,813	1. Hey Clam, lets not also forget that lots of nasty little critters can hide in fur such as lice, fleas, etc. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten...300/5628/2028c With removable fur, we don't have this source of disease. 2. There seems to be numerous examples where evolution evolved some rather flashy mating rituals. Check out the peacock! 3.I think though that beauty and art are just more indicators of healthiness. If we didn't have them we wouldn't have such a keen sense when something is dangerous or diseased. We also seem to have "cuteness" receptors, perhaps indicating when something is harmless and needs protecting. "It's puzzling that Eden is synonymous with paradise when, if you think about it at all, it's more like a maximum-security prison with twenty-four hour surveillance." -Ann Druyan