Why are puppies and kittens CUTE?

[SoftwareEng]

Do you know why we think puppies and kittens are "cute"? It's a simple question, and I know the answer. Do you?

 

[jagec]

Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

 

[SoftwareEng]

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

Then why do polar bears eat baby polar bears?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

I think it has more to do with "cuter" babies get more care and attention from the adults therefore increasing its chances of survival. Look at baby elephants for example.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

Try telling that to the jesus freaks :roll:

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

Unless you believe that the humans God popped out came predispositioned against eating cute things that resemble their young..

 

[SoftwareEng]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

I think it has more to do with "cuter" babies get more care and attention from the adults therefore increasing its chances of survival. Look at baby elephants for example.

baby elephants eat baby puppies?!

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

I think it has more to do with "cuter" babies get more care and attention from the adults therefore increasing its chances of survival. Look at baby elephants for example.

baby elephants eat baby puppies?!

Noooooo!

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: ChooChooChooseMe

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

Then why do polar bears eat baby polar bears?

Because they are hungry.

 

[tbike06]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

How is that proof of evolution? Couldn't we have been designed that way?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: jhayx7

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

Try telling that to the jesus freaks :roll:

Well, it's not entirely true, since lions (for example) often kill cubs.

/edit: Don't be ridiculous, change the title back. I believe in evolution, but as a scientist it pains me to see you call this thread "proof."

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: ChooChooChooseMe

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

Then why do polar bears eat baby polar bears?

Because they are hungry.

 

[SoftwareEng]

Originally posted by: tbike06

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

How is that proof of evolution? Couldn't we have been designed that way?

you mean to like puppies? because there's an evolutionary line, which doesn't come from fish or snakes or insects. Right?.. I mean, we even made cute dog breeds to adore and love

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: tbike06

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: jagec
Hard-wired into mammalian biology, to keep us from eating our young.

you bastard, you ruined it for everyone else

it's amazing though, how few people realize this. Isn't this proof of evolution?

How is that proof of evolution? Couldn't we have been designed that way?

you mean to like puppies? because there's an evolutionary line, which doesn't come from fish or snakes or insects. Right?.. I mean, we even made cute dog breeds to adore and love

I think the idea is that this is proof of evolution because evolution is messy and innacurate due to being driven in part by random chance. So, there are little "software bugs" in humans like thinking that kittens are cute even though kittens are not baby humans. If, on the other hand, God had created humans, then God with his omniscent powers and infinite clockspeed would have programmed a more precise and bug free program into the human brain.

 

[spikespiegal]

Then why do polar bears eat baby polar bears?

Because they can't find a Burger King Drive Through?

 

[IAteYourMother]

ugh... this is the worst instance of "proof" of evolution I've seen