08-20-2010, 11:17 AM
I think that removing our dead from the food chain eliminates a lot of "mind control" parasite or fungus potential. If we didn't burn/bury our dead there could be a bug that induced reckless/suicidal/murderous behavior in humans, thereby increasing it's own success.
Or you could think of what animals/organisms benefit from certain human behaviors. Like dogs or cats. Sometimes I wonder who's actually running the show in my house...
A crazy sci-fi type idea I just had would be a bug that could only procreate through a mass genocide type event. For instance, a parasite growing in humans, that needs to be transmitted to the stomach of crows (or some other carrion eater) in order to breed. The best way for that to happen would large scale human death to the point where the build up of bodies outpaced the communities ability to dispose of them, allowing time for crows to feed on dead people. You never know, that might be the real reason behind Rwanda.
Or you could think of what animals/organisms benefit from certain human behaviors. Like dogs or cats. Sometimes I wonder who's actually running the show in my house...
A crazy sci-fi type idea I just had would be a bug that could only procreate through a mass genocide type event. For instance, a parasite growing in humans, that needs to be transmitted to the stomach of crows (or some other carrion eater) in order to breed. The best way for that to happen would large scale human death to the point where the build up of bodies outpaced the communities ability to dispose of them, allowing time for crows to feed on dead people. You never know, that might be the real reason behind Rwanda.