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higher purpose = species survival over individual survival. That's why genomes have features in place which, for individuals, can suck -- senescence and cancer
by awinter-py 10y ago
higher purpose = species survival over individual survival.
That's why genomes have features in place which, for individuals, can suck -- senescence and cancer being the top 2.
See also conatus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conatus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conatus, a philosophical property whereby a thing tends to improve.
- wyager 10y agoYour wiki link ("conatus") suffers from selection bias. We're only likely to see things that are stable.
- awinter-py 10y agoStable systems get beaten by their competitors. It's systems/species that are organized to improve which will tend to survive.