There are soooo many diseases carried on the X Chromosome, that women can't get, buy men can....like ALD and such. So, since men are weaker than women, why don't they die out?
2006-10-11 10:28:38 · 14 answers · asked by morethanitseems 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
b/c quite often the men get these diseases/problems after they have reproduced (ie later in life) as well I agree with others Darwin's theory applies to a species not a gender, and the fittest refers to those who fit (and therefore have adapted) to thier environment and gone on to reproduce (which is the goal of a biological beings, perpetuate the species)
2006-10-11 10:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanette D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presumably we would all have to considerately make donations to sperm banks before we died then, wouldn't we, or women would die out too.
Survival of the fittest is a spieces issue, not a gender issue.
Anyway, surviving longer by avoiding the hard work and stress of a real job and moaning about the 3 hours a day of light duty housework is not a sign of being fitter.
2006-10-11 17:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're thinking in a narrow spectrum. Survival of the fittest applies to species, not genders. If these diseases really were threatening humans as a species, we would die out eventually. As it stands, humans as a whole seem to be putting up with these diseases just fine.
2006-10-11 17:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by robtheman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because "Survival of the fittest" isn't true. It's more like, "Survival of the adequate". Say that two animals both live in the same environment, and one has an enhanced or better sense than the other. Both may still survive and breed if the environment has enough resources to support them, even though one has a definite advantage.
So guys can still live on, even if they have male pattern hearing loss (like my wife says that I do).
2006-10-11 17:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This a major misconception: "Survival of the fittest" does not mean "survival of the strongest". The true pure, biological meaning of this phrase refers to the fact that fitness is a measure of reproductive success, not strength. Thus fittest individuals are the ones who leave behind the most descendants.
2006-10-11 19:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by x overmyhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What who said that ..if the man die out how will the woman survive ..and who said men are weaker than woman nonsense who ever said it ..both sex are equal
both are susceptible to diseases..a day will come when we all say good by to this planet ..just you wait and see
2006-10-11 17:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If men did die out there would be no more women. Maybe that's what happened to the Neanderthals. Seriously, men and women are one species, regardless of that "from Mars - from Venus" nonsense.
2006-10-11 17:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to reread how survival of the fittest works if you even have at all. If men "died out" the entire human race would die out as well. How else would humans reproduce?
2006-10-11 17:34:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you think it might have something to do with polygamy or serial monogamy?
Unless there were men to "breed" then the men wouldn't be the only ones to die out. Or do you have a different theory about this? Nevermind. Unless it is a scientific theory, probably we don't need to hear it.
2006-10-11 17:38:28 · answer #9 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, men do have shorter life spans, for the reasons you mentioned, plus men are stupid as young adults/teens...so more die off there also.
Fact: the boy-girl ratio isn't exactly 50-50. There are more boys (a small percentage) born than girls to offset the death rate.
2006-10-11 17:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋