People are born with crooked snaggle teeth and anmals have good teeth wtf?
2007-02-17 08:02:04 · 8 answers · asked by STEVE0 THE CLOWN 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
That's not true.
2007-02-17 08:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
But... we ARE animals. Just advanced ones. Most of us. It IS so. It is not a fallacy at all. Nothing but slightly higher intelligence separates us from other animals. Not even sentience/self-awareness, which has been demonstrated in dolphins and gorillas. We are part of nature, so by definition, everything we do is natural. It is simply a fact of life. Of course not all behaviors are OK. But you have to define what you mean by "OK." If a behavior includes harming another person, like rape or molestation, we don't permit it. Even in the animal kingdom, if an animal is hurting members of its own species it will be ousted from the pack or herd. But sexual behavior among consensual adults is a matter of personal choice. It does nothing to harm anyone. It IS natural. As someone else pointed out, what you're really trying to say pertains to morals. The problem with this argument is that morals aren't absolute, no matter how much you would like them to be. Morality is subjective. You can be upset and unhappy that other people violate what you consider to me high moral standards, but in reality that's about as much as you have the right to do. In other words, feel however you want about it - but don't expect you will be permitted to interfere without severe consequences.
2016-05-23 23:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are very effective adaptors (we use tools, for example!) individual humans with things that would make other animals incapable of surviving to breed (teeth that don't work, terrible eyesight, stuff like that) that are caused by mutations from normal in our genetic make up SURVIVE in our populations, and are inherited by the next generation.
Early in the 20th century, many scientists were concerned that this fact was dooming us all to bad eyesight and bad teeth, but their research, which was probably well-intentioned at the time, was the foundation of modern Eugenics, which most people agree is a scary concept.
2007-02-17 08:45:51 · answer #3 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Other mammals besides humans have messed up teeth too. Check out chimps, bull dogs, and gophers. I would hardly consider their teeth to be perfect.
2007-02-17 08:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by michelle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some ppl say it's b/c we bottle feed our babies--- studies have shown that breastfed babies are more-likely to have straighter teeth.
Some animals to do have "messed up" teeth--- dogs commonly do, so many so that some ppl get braces for their dogs teeth. I think it could be that we just notice it more among our own species.
2007-02-17 08:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bio Instructor 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You ought to see my dog if you think that's true. She's a Yorke chihuahua mix and her teeth stick out so bad she can't even shut her mouth. Her grill's a wreck.
2007-02-17 15:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Heinrich the Great 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because humans are messed up and animals are not. I'm just being silly. Really though, in the wild, animals that are not equipped to live, die. Humans fix and correct their problems or can in regards to health issues.
2007-02-17 08:49:27 · answer #7 · answered by shell 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
animals use their teeth more often for rougher things, so their teeth get worn down, broken, fall out, and so theres more space in the jaw for the teeth to fit in so they aren't crooked
2007-02-17 08:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by bksrbttr 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋