Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on April 26, 2011, 10:52 am
> This is a thought that came to me a while ago.
> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply at
> an accelerating rate until they approach the limits
> of overcrowding and diminishing food supply.
> Then something surprising happens. "Surprising" in the sense
> that the new behavior was latent during the expansion phase.
> When the yeasties "sense" that the shindig is almost over
> they form spores, which drift off into the air looking
> for more party sites. (That's about when I fling the whole
> grungy mess out onto the compost heap, wondering why I don't
> clean up the kitchen more often).
You're suggesting that some deity is using us
to transform the planet into beer of the gods ?
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on April 26, 2011, 11:37 am
> On 4/26/2011 6:52 AM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> >> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply...
> > You're suggesting that some deity is using us
> > to transform the planet into beer of the gods ?
> I hadn't thought of that, but it's the most plausible
> explanation I've heard so far. Good call! :-)
Suggest we co-found a religion. There's good
money to be made here.
Posted by J. Clarke on April 26, 2011, 2:59 pm
In article <3aecd6aa-ac5f-4910-9fa4-
8dd822c4ac5b@k3g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, Rkleinsch1216128@aol.com
says...
>
> > On 4/26/2011 6:52 AM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> >
> > >> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply...
> > > You're suggesting that some deity is using us
> > > to transform the planet into beer of the gods ?
> >
> > I hadn't thought of that, but it's the most plausible
> > explanation I've heard so far. Good call! :-)
>
> Suggest we co-found a religion. There's good
> money to be made here.
Hell yeah! Worked for L. Ron Hubbard, and this one isn't a hundredth as
loony. Wait, that might not be a point in its favor . . .
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on April 26, 2011, 4:23 pm
> In article <3aecd6aa-ac5f-4910-9fa4-
> 8dd822c4a...@k3g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, Rkleinsch1216...@aol.com
> says...
> > > On 4/26/2011 6:52 AM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:
> > > >> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply...
> > > > You're suggesting that some deity is using us
> > > > to transform the planet into beer of the gods ?
> > > I hadn't thought of that, but it's the most plausible
> > > explanation I've heard so far. Good call! :-)
> > Suggest we co-found a religion. There's good
> > money to be made here.
> Hell yeah! Worked for L. Ron Hubbard, and this one isn't a hundredth as
> loony. Wait, that might not be a point in its favor . . .
I agree it might be better if it were a little more loony, but the
important thing is that the true believers know something which
nobody else is aware of, giving them the delicious illusion of
superiority. I think that's the key to success when marketing
any hare brained belief system.
Posted by Jared on April 27, 2011, 12:16 am
> This is a thought that came to me a while ago.
> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply at
> an accelerating rate until they approach the limits
> of overcrowding and diminishing food supply.
> Then something surprising happens. "Surprising" in the sense
> that the new behavior was latent during the expansion phase.
> When the yeasties "sense" that the shindig is almost over
> they form spores, which drift off into the air looking
> for more party sites. (That's about when I fling the whole
> grungy mess out onto the compost heap, wondering why I don't
> clean up the kitchen more often).
> What happens when we humans overcrowd our planet? No one knows;
> it's unprecedented to our knowledge. What latent mechanism could
> be present in our genes to deal with this situation? Do we nuke
> ourselves to smithereens hoping to spread our DNA throughout
> the Galaxy hoping that a miniscule percentage will fall
> on a habitable planet?
I'm pretty sure I should know that story. It sounds like a science
fiction novel by somebody well known from the 60s or 70s.
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> Yeast in a solution of nutrients will multiply at
> an accelerating rate until they approach the limits
> of overcrowding and diminishing food supply.
> Then something surprising happens. "Surprising" in the sense
> that the new behavior was latent during the expansion phase.
> When the yeasties "sense" that the shindig is almost over
> they form spores, which drift off into the air looking
> for more party sites. (That's about when I fling the whole
> grungy mess out onto the compost heap, wondering why I don't
> clean up the kitchen more often).