Stupidity at its best!

Last fall, I expressed how I feel about the stump on Darwinism when I shared the transcript of a casual Saturday morning instant messenger chat I had with my high school friend. Well, today my other friend Changren sent me an amazing video of what happened earlier in the day in Portland, Oregon, in light of the recent deep freeze and snow dump that occurred in the Pacific Northwest. {You can read more on the news here.}

After watching it at least twice, it dawned on me that this video is further evidence that modern technology is allowing those of lower intelligence or lack of common sense to live longer, when without technology these very same people would have died due to natural selection, also known as Darwinism. Look at the driver of the first vehicle, which looked like a nice Volvo SUV. As he/she was coming out of a spin after hitting another car, that driver actually hit the gas pedal while out of control! Not only did he/she make that mistake once, but an additional two more times! Maybe he/she does not deserve a nice vehicle like the Volvo SUV.

Next we see another driver in a red Toyota Prius. He/She was out of control, but managed to stay put. Maybe the person with the video camera thought that that was the end of all the fun packed action, therefore stopping the camera. The next thing you know, the camera was rolling again, and said driver apparently got out of his/her resting position and decided to drive off, despite having experienced a scary incident! And that led him/her to continue into further slippage. What was he/she thinking?

And then there's the other driver in a Subaru wagon. He/She was doing fine, and decided to go down the hill. But let's give him/her the benefit of the doubt that he/she did not realize that a gazillion accidents have occurred down that hill. So he/she turned into the hill, and what do you know? No surprise here. But what I couldn't understand was that as soon as he/she began to slide, the driver simply just locked up his/her brakes and rode it all the way down! Wasn't pumping the brakes a basic skill they teach at all driver's ed as well as all training materials used to prepare you for passing the driver's license exam?

Sigh. Modern technology will simply allow us to procreate and pass on our stupidity gene. Weaklings included, like myself, since I was born without perfect vision. =)