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I cannot stop laughing. Evolution might be dumb (i.e., non-intelligent). But it has had millions of years to optimise an electric channel. Give that some credi
by gfgjmfgjmgh 10y ago
I cannot stop laughing.
Evolution might be dumb (i.e., non-intelligent). But it has had millions of years to optimise an electric channel. Give that some credit. We cannot sit down with current tools to push the envelope with just decades of (mis)understanding.
- danneu 10y agoEvolution only helped millions of years of our ancestors get laid. Doesn't mean you can't push the envelope with a dab of makeup.
- MarkPNeyer 10y agoDo you think eyeglasses work? How does that fit into your theory? It seems like glasses are an improvement over nature, using very simple (by modern terms) technology.
- Houshalter 10y agoSo this is called Algernon's law. That evolution has probably picked all the low hanging fruit, and it would be hard to find simple things that work. The counter example might be that we evolved to conserve energy. Now that we have basically limitless calories, some parameters set by evolution may not be optimal. There are also things like stimulants that seem to make people better able to focus on the task they want. Evolutionary this is probably suboptimal. Doing boring work without reward is probably a waste of energy other resources, and you should go find a task that is rewarding. IIRC hunter gatherers were found have higher rates of ADHD genes. Now being able to focus on boring tasks is a requirement for success, and ADHD is a huge curse.
- nl 10y agoWhat's the evolutionary pressure to optimise that channel?
- spditner 10y agoI'm not sure what the recurrent laryngeal nerve is optimized for, but it's not for delay -- average of 4.6m long in the giraffe! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve