Comments on: The Dentist http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/ Reflections on life, work and everything in between Mon, 10 May 2010 23:57:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jay http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Jay Sun, 10 Jul 2005 12:28:57 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-320 But, does it let you remove plaque buildup with a needle-like instrument? But, does it let you remove plaque buildup with a needle-like instrument?

]]> By: Evenewra http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Evenewra Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:58:56 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-319 May I remind you that my cat actually allows me (reluctantly) to brush her teeth every night? Well, the nights I remember anyway. (And its only a few seconds.) May I remind you that my cat actually allows me (reluctantly) to brush her teeth every night? Well, the nights I remember anyway. (And its only a few seconds.)

]]> By: Jay http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Jay Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:29:52 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-316 Japanese height increases (and American girth!) is due to changing eating habits, not evolution... I think you'll have to look very hard for any signs of evolution of humans... the fossil evidence is sparse and that seems to be all that we have. I don't think you can even look at a painting from, say, the 1400's and point out evolutionary differences. Japanese height increases (and American girth!) is due to changing eating habits, not evolution… I think you’ll have to look very hard for any signs of evolution of humans… the fossil evidence is sparse and that seems to be all that we have. I don’t think you can even look at a painting from, say, the 1400′s and point out evolutionary differences.

]]> By: Scott http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Scott Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:08:00 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-315 Yes, I think our lethargic sedentary lifestyles are largely post-industrial, while evolution takes minimum thousands of years to make noticeable changes (although why have the <a href="http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/win98/wr_win98bigpeople.html" rel="nofollow">Japanese increased in height 3 to 5 inches since WWII</a>!?!). Furthermore, technology and social welfare systems have helped to protect less-than-fit individuals from being weeded out of the gene pool as they would in a true "state of nature." Yes, I think our lethargic sedentary lifestyles are largely post-industrial, while evolution takes minimum thousands of years to make noticeable changes (although why have the Japanese increased in height 3 to 5 inches since WWII!?!). Furthermore, technology and social welfare systems have helped to protect less-than-fit individuals from being weeded out of the gene pool as they would in a true “state of nature.”

]]> By: Jay http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Jay Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:01:19 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-314 Do we really need dentists to maintain our teeth? I doubt we'd need to go very often if we brushed and flossed 3 times a day. We do a lot of maintenance for our bodies. For example, most of us exercise... the analogous question is "Why haven't we evolved to suit our sedentary lifestyle?" The other answer is that evolution is slow and we keep changing the environment too often for any adaptations to stick. Br. Brevity out. Do we really need dentists to maintain our teeth? I doubt we’d need to go very often if we brushed and flossed 3 times a day.

We do a lot of maintenance for our bodies. For example, most of us exercise… the analogous question is “Why haven’t we evolved to suit our sedentary lifestyle?”

The other answer is that evolution is slow and we keep changing the environment too often for any adaptations to stick.

Br. Brevity out.

]]> By: Scott http://jay-photo.com/blog/2005/07/07/the-dentist/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Scott Thu, 07 Jul 2005 23:12:34 +0000 http://jay-photo.com/blog/?p=197#comment-313 You remind me of something that I've always thought. Why do we need dentist? Like from the time we have teeth we need to visit the dentist like twice a year. I think there's something wrong with human evolution. Doctors I can understand... we get sick, we go to the doctor. But going to the dentist is like just for normal maintenance of a key body system. Why haven't we evolved so that we don't need outside expertise to maintain our teeth? You remind me of something that I’ve always thought. Why do we need dentist? Like from the time we have teeth we need to visit the dentist like twice a year. I think there’s something wrong with human evolution. Doctors I can understand… we get sick, we go to the doctor. But going to the dentist is like just for normal maintenance of a key body system. Why haven’t we evolved so that we don’t need outside expertise to maintain our teeth?

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