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You lack imagination. A failing organ could absolutely be genetically evolved to fail in a given set of conditions.
by Brian_K_White 3y ago
You lack imagination. A failing organ could absolutely be genetically evolved to fail in a given set of conditions.
- jncfhnb 3y agoA vital organ could be designed to fail. It’s incredibly unlikely that the side effects of this vital organ failing, which almost inevitably leads to death, are advantageously evolved. There’s no gameplan for the headless chicken.
- Brian_K_White 3y agoYes, they are advantageously evolved, just like programmed cell death, because that is more advantageous than cancer. Evolution doesn't just work on the individual and simple level.