So, what I'm hearing is, laugh more before it's too late?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456

OOooOOOoooh ... Rookie move bud! Bet ya never did that again.

Before our currently messed up medical laws changed last July I had my dosage dialed in to perfection. One 180 mg 420 bar [dark chocolate/sea salt was my 'go to'] lasted me an entire day. I'd eat 1/3 every 8 hours for pain/stress relief that kept me functioning and happy. Sigh ...

"If it were done as a single nerve in a direct route, it would be subject to damage from a jerking head motion"

"That doesn't make much sense as all nerves start as large bundles and get smaller as they subdivide."

Correct. My point was only that a shorter route might not be beneficial, even though the right inferior laryngeal nerve goes directly to the larynx. After rethinking that statement, I retract [or redact] it. Either way would work.

Stress relief, however, is in place due to nerve bundling. I haven't done any dissections myself [yet], but from the video, it is apparent that the RLN in the giraffe's neck was well secured in its pathway to the larynx, requiring scalpel separation, rather than hanging loose, and thus well protected from damage due to shock.

I have read where descending aortal repairs in the upper section [arch] can cause damage to the RLN, resulting in subsequent hoarseness to the patient, and I can see why. This is just something that surgeons have to deal with.

But the argument that "no designer would ever make a mistake like that" makes an unfounded assumption, that IF there was a designer involved, that it could/would have been done differently. Dawkins' view of design implementation assumes a bottom up, de novo approach, which is not what ID proposes, at least from my perspective. I view ID as incremental gene tweaking to modify existent physiologies, at least subsequent to the Cambrian era.

"Imperfection is the norm but a lot of it won't cause disease. The idea that you can pick and choose which part of biology a designer intervenes baffles me."

Complex integrated designs like mammalian anatomy will always be subject to imperfections, failures, and can be improved upon. As far as how designs were implemented, the evidence is that they were incremental, and may have varied as to the source, and the methodologies.

Earlier complex designs may have been 'de novo', compound eyes for example, but in later eras, modifications appear to be modifications of what's there. Thus, it's entirely possible that design implementations may have been from various sources, and using various techniques.

But back to the question of 'bad design' as a refutation of design, I do not see the RLN as an indication of that, just a progression from earlier mammalian forms, as well as a necessary result of the descent of a functional heart as the embryo develops. Same for the male vas deferens.

If it were done as a single nerve in a direct route, it would be subject to damage from a jerking head motion. This way, the slack (and bundling) adds protection to individual nerves. And again, it works just fine, in ALL mammals.

Let's coin a new term. How about 'stress relief'?

Another point. The heart is functional before it descends into an expanding chest cavity, taking ancillary nerves along for the ride.

And lastly, the evidence points to incremental phenotypic alterations along with some jumps here and there. The first is indicative of environmental adaptations, with possible genetic manipulations [ID] on occasion.

In fact, we ourselves are on the cusp of being able to alter phenotypic outcomes, by PCR, electrophoresis, and subsequent spicing to alter structures and codes. For our progress at this point, search 'genetic engineering'.

While not proof of prior gene altering to alter phenotypes, it is at least evidence that it can be done, while at this juncture, no substantiating evidence exists for random mutations, HGT, and genetic drift to radically alter body plans. Just for minor quantitative adaptive alterations [pigmentation, bone density, fur and hair content, metabolism rates, and yes, cephalic index, essentially brain size increases].

IOW, the evidence clearly points to both microevolution, a likely 'designed-in' function to aid in survival, as well as ID for radical re-designs, possibly by multiple intelligentsia over vast time. Google MDT for more on that possibility.

http://www.nbc.com/the-office/video/stress-relief/982442 for region blocked one.

>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^VoodooV:
If Samberg goes too....SNL be hurting

It started hurting nine years ago. heh.. When this "new" cast came to be.
Nothing replaces the 1994-2003'ish cast. I have just rolled my eyes over the past many years when plunked down in front of the boob tube with family or a friend I had.
Stinky show, probably even more stinky now.
Griping is stress relief !

This is relevant :
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Wow. I think just the opposite. SNL really hurt from 1994-2003 because of that cast. Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrel, Rachel Dratch, Molly Shannon and the like were complete hams.
It was refreshing when they replaced them all nearly at the same time with the crew they have now. This latest incarnation brought some fresh voices and decent writing. Not quite 1988-1993 greatness, but it has definitely been a step up.

>> ^VoodooV:

If Samberg goes too....SNL be hurting


It started hurting nine years ago. heh.. When this "new" cast came to be.

Nothing replaces the 1994-2003'ish cast. I have just rolled my eyes over the past many years when plunked down in front of the boob tube with family or a friend I had.

Stinky show, probably even more stinky now.

Griping is stress relief !


This is relevant :

I mean seriously, Just full screen it. play it after a shitty day after work. Boom Stress relief. Man or woman. people just being in a state of being with neato music.

It is free stress therapy.

>> ^Arkaium:

Yeah. looks like he's having a lot of fun /sarcasm. Doesn't this level of intensity and time invested kind of defeat the point of gaming as entertainment/escapism/stress relief? I mean, sure, maybe this is the kind of way he LIKES to play, but... I dunno... seems moronic to me.


He's arguably a professional athlete. Would you give the same criticism to Michael Jordan during one of his workouts? What about a chess grandmaster?

I hate that the English language doesn't have a better term for "Interactive digital experience" other than "game". It seriously holds back the field of computing. Any visual world or system that you interact with has to be a "game", it can't be serious or educational.

Yeah. looks like he's having a lot of fun /sarcasm. Doesn't this level of intensity and time invested kind of defeat the point of gaming as entertainment/escapism/stress relief? I mean, sure, maybe this is the kind of way he LIKES to play, but... I dunno... seems moronic to me.

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>> ^legacy0100:
Makes me all antsy and wanna kick me a farhad for stress relief.

I have destroyed you before.

I agree, I admire her views but alot of her solutions are very idealized. I do agree on what Irishman said though, like nature human societies are based around chaotic systems that ebb and flow between content and dissent.

Like her question, don't like the answer.

Too pacifist, improbable and optimistic. Makes me all antsy and wanna kick me a farhad for stress relief.