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To say that the anus is not a marvel is to imply that it is a completely ordinary, expected development. The article explains why it's actually a fascinating pi
by selestify 5y ago
To say that the anus is not a marvel is to imply that it is a completely ordinary, expected development. The article explains why it's actually a fascinating piece of evolutionary work. Because that's how words work.
- slver 5y agoSo now being a "marvel" is a binary proposition. Either is something a marvel, or it's "completely ordinary, and expected". No, that's not how words work. Also, sphincters and valves have evolved countless ways independently in living organisms (and even in structures they build), and they're omnipresent also in the machines we create. Regulating flow in a pipeline (of any kind) is possibly one of the most basic adaptations you need in order to make a working system... of anything. So in fact... sphincters ARE completely ordinary and expected, if you ask me. And the anus is not special relative to other sphincters (and despite The Atlantic trying to be cute about it, they really don't support their headline in the article either).