<div>Stathis writes<BR><BR>> > I think that men did try to have as many children as possible, for <BR>a while, until<BR>> > women wised up. (I mean that quite seriously; it's a theory of <BR>evolutionary<BR>> > history that an "arms-race" developed between women who can have <BR>only <BR>> > relatively few children, and men who can have many).<BR>> <BR>> With modern reproductive technologies, it would be possible for women <BR>in<BR>> power to have thousands of children, and men to have many thousands,<BR>> perhaps even millions.<BR><BR>Sounds great! I've always believed that as many people should be saved <BR>from<BR>non-existence as possible.<BR></div> <div>[ Lee, very funny! : ) ]</div> <div><BR>> And that's without even considering the possibilities raised by <BR>cloning.<BR>> Therefore, given enough time, a human will arise who will take <BR>advantage<BR>> of these opportunities, and that human will dominate
the world.<BR><BR>Well, it won't be just *one* such person who will dominate the world.<BR>Gradually, those who have more children (viable offspring) will come<BR>to be highly represented, and those who don't will gradually go <BR>extinct in the sense that there will be fewer and fewer people like<BR>them.<BR><BR>> Do you think this is going to happen soon?<BR><BR>Oh, a singularity or a Moslem dictatorship or Fall of Civilzation or<BR>a thousand other things could occur first. Two of the most interesting<BR>things that will occur first are Age Reversal and Genetic Engineering.<BR><BR>Still, right now the environment favors---in strictly population <BR>biologic<BR>terms---those who have as many children as they can and who allow<BR>the state to raise them (e.g., they pay exactly zero for medical care,<BR>relying only on ER services). That's the path of the immediate future.<BR>></div> <div> </div> <div><BR>Ahah! And the movie link below ties
in beautifully with that thought... Enjoy!</div> <div> </div> <div><A href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=fAYnc_-ddlw">http://youtube.com/watch?v=fAYnc_-ddlw</A> </div> <div> </div> <div>John : )</div> <div> </div><p>
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