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The smartass answer is that evolution can't do things for reasons, it is just a matter of side-effects and one central tautology: that which grows and survives
by Nasrudith 2y ago
The smartass answer is that evolution can't do things for reasons, it is just a matter of side-effects and one central tautology: that which grows and survives you wind up with more of.
Self-awareness is a spectrum instead of a binary anyway.
- bawolff 2y agoWhile technically correct, i think everyone understands that when people ask "why evolution decided to do x" they don't mean it literally but instead are asking "why was X a sucessful evolutionary strategy such that the trait was conserved or even optimized through the generations into what we see today"
- hmlesmictrnactn 2y ago[dead]