Science Cows and Darwinism

**Rain Man** · 11-29-2008, 02:01 PM

It seems to me like, in the long term, one of two things is going to happen to cows and pigs and other livestock animals.

First is the human-inspired option. People breed cows and pigs and chickens and stuff to be particularly tasty. It would seem that this active breeding would eventually produce cows that are already segmented into hamburger patties and stuff, maybe with perforations to make it easy to remove steaks and ribs and stuff.

Second is the natural selection option. Livestock animals are killed by the millions by humans. It seems that at some point they'll spontaneously evolve to tasting like urine or something, so humans will stop eating them. The ones who taste less good will figure out how to pass their genes along, and one day BAM! they'll hit critical mass and in the course of a year or two all beef will taste like urine and we won't be able to eat cows any more.

Which do you think is more likely?

View Poll Results: What is the long-term outlook for livestock animals?
Tasty, pre-segmented meals on legs.	8	38.10%
Foul-tasting evolution leading to placid days on the range.	2	9.52%
There's a third option, which I describe below.	3	14.29%
Do I look like Mendel or something?	0	0%
Soylent Green is people.	8	38.10%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

11-29-2008, 02:01 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-492449 VARSITY	Cows and Darwinism It seems to me like, in the long term, one of two things is going to happen to cows and pigs and other livestock animals. First is the human-inspired option. People breed cows and pigs and chickens and stuff to be particularly tasty. It would seem that this active breeding would eventually produce cows that are already segmented into hamburger patties and stuff, maybe with perforations to make it easy to remove steaks and ribs and stuff. Second is the natural selection option. Livestock animals are killed by the millions by humans. It seems that at some point they'll spontaneously evolve to tasting like urine or something, so humans will stop eating them. The ones who taste less good will figure out how to pass their genes along, and one day BAM! they'll hit critical mass and in the course of a year or two all beef will taste like urine and we won't be able to eat cows any more. Which do you think is more likely?
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