"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
-Elephants romp around this earth freely. There are elephants outside of zoos just doin' their thing at this very moment.
-There are whole communities of animal species that never ever ever come into contact with humans. They are out there or under there or up there doin' their thing at this very moment.
-Huge ram horns, locked in battle for highest ranking amongst females.... the drive to reproduce is FASCINATING. Why? Why is it such an innate desire and need in people and animals to pass on their genes? Where does that come from?
1. Survival... but how is that imbedded in animals who are not able to comprehend that generations and generations will carry on after their own deaths.
2. Intelligent design... implying that the passing on of genes signifies a refinement that is moving toward something... but if so, toward what? are we just a means to an end?
3. Sex drive? huh.
Either way, it's fascinating to me that there are thousands of years of creatures adapting and changing and dying and passing on their genes that would go on just as well without us. interaction with any alien race would inspire no less awe in me than the rainbow belly salamanders or underwater eyeless creatures. real life narnia. things of dreams. real as us.
