--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" <mickeycrimm@...> wrote: Risk taking is in our DNA. How would you like to face off a Mastadon with nothing but a fricking spear, just to feed yourself and your family. Now that was a REAL gambling game!
FK REPLY: I couldn't agree with you more, risk taking is hard coded in our genes, and passed to us from our risk taking ancestors that lived. But here's the thing, in the example you gave we are assuming about 15,000 years ago when Mastodon's roamed free.
15,000 Years ago
Taking a RISK and succeeding = Feeding your family and surviving
Not taking a RISK = Certain Death
Current Day
Taking a RISK and succeeding = A stuffed head on your wall & 0% chance to date an animal rights activist.
Not taking a RISK = Eating at McDonalds or shopping at Wall-mart
Our genes might be telling us we need to take risks to survive, but they are lying to us. No one has to climb Mt. Everest anymore.
What our ancestors had was true inherent and vital risky situations that had to be overcome for survival. What we have is contrived risk that could be avoided with no penalty.
~FK
