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I'm not someone who studies this stuff, but I'd wager that the 99.9% thing isn't quite the same context as the 75% thing, and two ants in the same colony are mo
by dogcomplex 8y ago
I'm not someone who studies this stuff, but I'd wager that the 99.9% thing isn't quite the same context as the 75% thing, and two ants in the same colony are more similar than two humans.
Not to detract from your comment about all humans being one organism and whatnot (hell, maybe ants and our bodies operate on a different level of consciousness that as specialized intellectual creatures we typically override woooah mann). I mostly just wanted to fish for more info on this 75% thing from someone who studies DNA and can confirm my hunch - and maybe has more info on correlation between DNA similarity and cooperative behavior.
- mcv 8y ago> I'm not someone who studies this stuff, but I'd wager that the 99.9% thing isn't quite the same context as the 75% thing, > and two ants in the same colony are more similar than two humans. Exactly. There are several very distinct contexts for discussing percentages of genetic similarity, and although it's usually clear from context which one people are talking about, making it explicit would prevent nonsensical conflicts like this 99.9% vs 75% one.