you have to love science

[yote]

Again,
Thats why I said "When we've all had a hand in it."
The human animal is the worst thing to ever live on this planet.

[dustin_P74]

speaking of evolution and humans does anyone else think that with the high rate of children being born with autism that that could be our next evolutionary step as a species

[yote]

Originally Posted by dustin_P74

speaking of evolution and humans does anyone else think that with the high rate of children being born with autism that that could be our next evolutionary step as a species

Ever thought about just how it takes to grow a chicken from hatchling to fryer?
9 weeks to go from a newly hatched chick to a 15lbs frying chicken.
Ever wander why?Its because they are food thats loaded with steroids.Same with beef and pork.
All those steroids and antibotics stay in the meat,then are eaten by the consumer.And over time,Its going to have an effect on the body and its working parts.
JMO,But I dont think evolutions got anything to do with autsim.I think its more because of human stupidity.

[dustin_P74]

maybe its because i just got up from a nap and im still half asleep but i dont get your response to the question

[yote]

I think that all the medications and stuff we use to make our food grow quicker,is killing us.To simplify it.

[Bifferwine]

The evolution-autism argument doesn't work, because evolution occurs to improve a species' survivability. Meaning, species evolve to be better adapted to their changing environments. People developing autism doesn't increase their survival rates, (actually, if you are speaking in purely evolutionary terms, you only care about living long enough to reproduce and pass on your genes). Having autism decreases your chance of passing on your genes to the next generation, so it's not a change that can be explained by a species evolving.

So far, the "cause" of autism has not been found. But Yote is right on that pretty much everyone is certain that it has environmental roots, be it from chemicals/additives/hormones in the food we eat, or the air we breathe, or that sinks in through our skin. Just what exactly is not understood yet.