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Teleology != Ontology There doesn't have to be a use for an evolutionary trait. It can be an utterly useless feature. The fact that it persists in this fleetin
by watersb 6y ago
Teleology != Ontology
There doesn't have to be a use for an evolutionary trait. It can be an utterly useless feature. The fact that it persists in this fleeting moment we co-exist with it in this particular million years, only shows that a feature hasn't been rendered extinct. Yet.
But of course, I believe that biologists can construct a cladistic tree that can calibrate how long a particular trait might have been around.
- howlgarnish 6y agoOdds are it continues to serve some useful purpose though. Us humans have a whole lot of useful organs, and only one vestigial appendix.
- robocat 6y agoThe appendix has a purpose: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-function-of-the-human-appendix-did-it-once-have-a-purpose-that-has-since-been-lost/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-funct... And another suspected purpose: https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20071012/appendix-may-have-purpose#1 https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20071012/appe...