Re: OOC # 30
I used to have no problems with acid reflux. In the past year or so, Pepcid and I have become good friends. I take one before I go to bed...and as long as I don't try to run too long on an empty stomach, that takes care of the problem, most days. Even on bad days, it keeps it controlled enough that Rolaids will get me by until it's time for another Pepcid.
And I wonder how they think humans might evolve to become venomous...I mean, first off, what if we started out venomous and evolved to merely salivate? Our diets diversified, we domesticated animals, we no longer needed venom to help kill our meals...
And second off, what evolutionary advantage would be gained by humans being venomous? I don't mean, would it be cool? Because it would, yes, it's the stuff of some interesting speculative fiction. But for it to become a widespread thing, there would have to be either an unprecedented genetic drift for no particular reason, or there would be some survival niche filled by venomous humans that would make them thrive when 'normal' humans struggled to survive. There's no good reason for Natural Selection to settle on venomous humans.