In Memoriam: Lynn Margulis (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 00:50 (4744 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

I am getting sick of coincidence.... I stumbled across this following a link from the Lucy article which I stumbled across following a link from an archaeological website surfing the news.

"Humans are unique among the primates in how walking fully upright is our chief mode of locomotion. This frees our hands up for using tools. Unfortunately, the changes made in our pelvis for moving on two legs, in combination with babies with large brains, makes human childbirth unusually dangerous compared with the rest of the animal kingdom. A century ago, childbirth was a leading cause of death for women. The lumbar curve in the lower back, which helps us maintain our balance as we stand and walk, also leaves us vulnerable to lower back pain and strain."

"I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children"

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.