tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post4961572501327088567..comments2024-03-28T14:56:04.846-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Uplift?Peggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-44547021875252668692007-07-10T08:37:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:37:00.000-07:00Howdy,I have often thought that what we have bred ...Howdy,<BR/><BR/>I have often thought that what we have bred in dogs is not intelligence per se, but rather socialization. Compared to their wild ancestors, dogs readily enjoy sharing their lives with us. Who is to say that domestic dog breeds are any more intelligent than wolves, foxes, and other dog-like wild animals? A wolf knows how to solve problems relavent to a predator living in the wildJohn Majerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788334667405234075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-78948114527079369362007-06-17T14:05:00.000-07:002007-06-17T14:05:00.000-07:00Mishal: I would have been in big trouble if the in...Mishal: I would have been in big trouble if the internet had been around to distract me when I was in college.<BR/><BR/>I <A HREF="http://www.malepregnancy.com/" REL="nofollow">found pregnant Mr. Lee</A>. Another <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/malepreg.htm" REL="nofollow">excellent spoof</A>/piece of performance art (except for the CNN article about seahorses, which is real). <BR/><BR/>IPeggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-24651602980647880382007-06-11T18:43:00.000-07:002007-06-11T18:43:00.000-07:00(Sorry this is so tardy. Collegework and all, kill...(Sorry this is so tardy. Collegework and all, killed my blog-reading time.)<BR/><BR/>Okay, Mr.Lee is on the same website as Clyven, on the same page and under the link of Male Pregnancy. However, the page will not come up as I try to get to it now. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, on the dogs. In Brin's book there are mentions of selective breeding with direct genetic manipulation (fiddling with the genes BlueDogRunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069149520810528856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-21339530543554630842007-05-24T15:42:00.000-07:002007-05-24T15:42:00.000-07:00mishal, I'm not sure which Mr. Lee you're talking ...mishal, I'm not sure which Mr. Lee you're talking about. Do you have a link?<BR/><BR/>As for dogs, as you say humans have been breeding dogs with desirable characteristics for a long long time. I'm not sure how you are distinguishing "natural breeding" from "selective breeding," since all human-directed breeding for particular trait involves selection. The trick is that we can only select for Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-12242872817810140882007-05-24T07:25:00.000-07:002007-05-24T07:25:00.000-07:00Okay... so Clyven's fake, but there I was, looking...Okay... so Clyven's fake, but there I was, looking at the situation with Mr. Lee, youtube video and all. What's your stance on the authenticity of that one?<BR/><BR/>Also, on the subject of Uplift, chimps and dolphins notwithstanding, Mr. Brin also hinted that humanity was uplifting dogs to sapience. Considering dogs are one of the most modified animals humans have domesticated and many are BlueDogRunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069149520810528856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-35020933476275570712007-05-21T15:36:00.000-07:002007-05-21T15:36:00.000-07:00Dear spammers,If you make a relevant comment it's ...Dear spammers,<BR/><BR/>If you make a relevant comment it's much more likely I'll let your link stay up. Food for thought.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-62843357426846332722007-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:002007-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com