Survival of the fittest...dogs

I find it interesting that certain dogs seem to have specific abilities hard wired into their brains without any training. For example, some dogs are classified as herding dogs. This means that they tend to run around animals and keep them going in a certain direction. I noticed that my dog does this at the dog park. We never trained her to do it. How did herding become important to survival? Was it simply because people wanted herding dogs, so they only bred herding dogs? That would seem to take a lot longer to make herding a part of a breed than people have been breeding dogs. Did we cause dogs to evolve more quickly than other animals? Or do we even know why things like herding are natural to some dogs?

Why aren't there more jokes?

Okay, so in Chicago, there is a street called "Lower Wacker". What I want to know is...why haven't there been more jokes made about this? I would have at least expected some sort of Beavis and Butthead comment made by someone. Am I the only one who sees the humor in this name?

Let's do a little math...

Okay, based on simple laws of averages, we can conclude that 50% of people MUST be below average intelligence. The upper 1% of wealthiest people make up, get this, 1%. Assuming that the two are mutually exclusive, these two groups combine to make 51% of people in the US. Coincidence? Perhaps...

Does anyone like to think anymore?

So I keep posting deep thoughts and no one leaves comments. I have now opened up comments to anyone instead of just blogger members. Do people not like thinking anymore? Or am I just not expressing myself in a way that allows people to ponder?

I will admit, my language skills are not the best. I cannot always communicate what I want to. Is anyone actually thinking anymore? I actually enjoy sitting and thinking about things. I try to come up with answers to my own questions. If there is evidence to help answer, then I will do research. If not, then I try to come up with my own answers. I logic my way through.

For example, the question, "where do we go after we die?". Obvisously no one can know this for sure. I decided to come up with my own answer. Am I making assumptions when I answer this? Absolutely. Some assumptions must be made to form the foundation of a belief. I remember thinking through the answer to this one. I would come up with an answer, then I would analyze it and find the holes. I then had to rethink it when I found holes.

For me, this is fun. I also know that my brother enjoys thinking like this. We both took personality tests, and it was found that our two personality types combined make up less than 1% of the world population. Does this mean that there are very few people who ponder? Let me know. What do people think about? I personally try to answer any question that has been unanswered while assuming that all of my answers may in fact be wrong. It's an interesting thought. Everything we know could be wrong.

If you pick a side, stay with it

Okay, before I start this one, I want to let people know...I AM NOT PICKING A SIDE ON THIS ISSUE. My personal beliefs are not going to be contained here, only questions that I have thought of while listening to others argue.

My thoughts have to do with some things I've heard about abortion. The argument tends to come down to whether people think abortion is murder or not. The "pro-choice" side believes that it is not a life yet while the "pro-life" side believes that life starts at conception. Okay, I can respect someone taking either side. You have to go with what you believe in.

When people begin their arguments (which never go anywhere, so I never recommend having them) the question always comes up, "what about in cases of rape or incest?". The answer from "pro-life" people tends to be, "well, those are different cases". This means that in cases of rape or incest, abortion is acceptable. My question is...If it's murder, why is it okay to murder in cases of rape or incest? If you think the baby is an innocent life, then why is it okay to kill it? That is like saying it's okay to murder an innocent person because someone related to them was a victim of a crime.

Overall, I get sick of hearing about the different arguments from both sides. They never go anywhere, and they just tend to piss people off.

I'm sick and tired of hearing whether it is right or wrong. This society is not based on right and wrong. We need to look at whether is should be legal or illegal. And you can't tell me that laws have to do with right or wrong. ANYTHING that is done in society that we consider to be "bad" has been acceptable in some society in the past at some point in time.

Okay, this post is starting to ramble. I'm done for now.