seemore 66 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Geeze, seemore, that's a bit dumb! "They don't really do anything" - are you certain? care to do a bit of research? For a start, they are the top of the food chain in the ocean. They are, therefore, a bit important in keeping the rest of the place in balance. What you said is like saying that the Lion "doesn't do very much" except fornicate and eat! Tongue in cheek JA Glad to see you are still alive mate. You don't have to worry about sharks out in the bush just the chance of getting bleeding eardrums from those counry music singers. I love the ocean and have the utmost respect for sea creatures, I don't understand why Great Whites are an endngered species and have been for 100 years. We are raping the ocean of every edible fish (there food source) but this one still remains sacred. They are hanging around beaches alot more and not just having a bite and leaving they are finishing off the meal. Obviously more research needs to be done. Other countries kill big marine animals for research so maybe we should kill a few big sharks. Anyway I am off for a surf. seemore Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 They are hanging around beaches alot more and not just having a bite and leaving they are finishing off the meal. I don't know about shark grans but my gran always used to say that it was bad manners to leave food on the plate. Obviously, sharks don't use plates - as far as I am aware - but the same kind of thing will surely apply. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 What you said is like saying that the Lion "doesn't do very much" except fornicate and eat! So what else do they do? Eating and fornicating is pretty much all animals live for, last time I checked Larry the Lion wasn't pulling a double shift in the local 7-11 and Sammy Shark was nowhere to be seen down the Quantum Physics lab Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 They have to do things like 'survive', which seems to be a bit part of lots of their lives. Honestly I'd say a lot of animals put in a bigger effort into it than those people in the 7-11. No offense intended. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sammy the Shark up to naughty business. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 He's cute! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 And what is surviving? It's eating and fornicating before they get eaten themselves Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Whoah, so sorry! Me bad. I suppose there's some real deep meaning to the work that 7-11 counter staff do. That's what they are doing isn't it? Working to get some cash to buy food to survive. They don't need to be looking round their shoulder for someone/thing about to eat them do they. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Exactly my point.....all ANY animals life is, is about eating and reproducing.....anything else is window dressing......sharks have very little window dressing. Survival is just a part of being alive......it's not something that's "done" Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sorry I'm not getting your point. Humans are useless too, so we can kill them as well? Is that the point? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Err.....no.....how exactly is that what I said?! I replied to JA's post that said "..it's like saying lions don't do anything but eat and formicate" to which I said that IS all they do......no mention of the merits of killing or not killing Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Humans are just "animals" essentially aren't they. We survive just like other animals. The rest is just "window dressing", isn't it. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, if you break life down into it's simplest parts, it's all about passing on your DNA. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yes....... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, if you break life down into it's simplest parts, it's all about passing on your DNA. And the fact that lots of us decide we don't want to do that clearly shows how it's not quite as simple as all that. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Haven't we had a similar discussion to this before? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, if you break life down into it's simplest parts, it's all about passing on your DNA. And the fact that lots of us decide we don't want to do that clearly shows how it's not quite as simple as all that. But the majority far outweigh the minority? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's just thinning of the herd.....evolution at work. Means that as a species we are favouring those who have a strong urge to have kids and probate the species over those who have a weak urge...it's all part of the same system Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm interested in this "as a species we are favouring those who have a strong urge to have kids"? What does that mean? Who is favouring those, and in what way? You mean things like tax breaks and that kind of thing, or something else? Anyone - who is not infertile of course - can quite easily have kids. It's not really difficult, in theory anyway. Unfortunately the fact is that lots of the more intelligent/healthier people on the earth are having none or less by choice. It doesn't bode well for the future. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, if you break life down into it's simplest parts, it's all about passing on your DNA. And the fact that lots of us decide we don't want to do that clearly shows how it's not quite as simple as all that. But the majority far outweigh the minority? and so...? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Nature and nurture aren't mutually exclusive....despite the incessant urge to drop off my DNA here and there... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, if you break life down into it's simplest parts, it's all about passing on your DNA. And the fact that lots of us decide we don't want to do that clearly shows how it's not quite as simple as all that. But the majority far outweigh the minority? and so...? ...your point is? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Increasing numbers of intelligent humans make informed decisions not to "pass on their DNA". Can't you read? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 People who choose to not have kids cannot pass their genes on to the next generation, so what makes them "them" dies with them. So in the long term evolution is favouring those who have stronger disposition to pass on their genes. You can say people are "choosing" if u want but it's still basic evolutionary theory at work Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Damn that makes me feel so..... impotent! (Not). In turn, you can tag people's individual "choices" how you like, I find it quite funny actually. Link to post Share on other sites
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