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[–] pinkystew@reddthat.com 8 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

It bothers me how many people think that evolutionary traits are in any way chosen or designed for a specific purpose.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Same here. Evolution doesn't work that way. It's basically the opposite. Species don't evolve to solve a problem, they evolve randomly and sometimes that solves a problem for them. Or sometimes, it pushes the species into a very narrow niche where its survival is ensured as long as the current extremely precarious situation they find themselves in doesn't change.

[–] pinkystew@reddthat.com 1 points 20 hours ago

My God thank you

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