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Implies intelligent design I think its rather some mutations that produced more reelin and created the most successful animal in earth's history
by samrus 6mo ago
Implies intelligent design
I think its rather some mutations that produced more reelin and created the most successful animal in earth's history
- borborigmus 6mo agoSo Steely Dan documented this first?
- Miraltar 6mo agoThe most successful animal by what metric?
- menno-sh 6mo agoTetris high scores, obviously
- totomz 6mo agoSome of us don't spend days looking for food, don't die of cold, and survive the flu... aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert
- tomxor 6mo ago> aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert Agreed, it would seem that evolutionary biology peaked in the late 90s then
- randallsquared 6mo agoAs related in the documentary _The Matrix_.
- Nevermark 6mo agoThe most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful. Whether they are or not. But that means they are. By that metric. Has another animal proposed they are more successful by a different metric? Crickets?
- robbomacrae 6mo agoYou sound like you’ve never been disdainfully stared at by a cat.. Really interesting article though. I’m very hopeful AI can help work out how all these things interact.
- pegasus 6mo agoSo, the most successful at arrogance? In other words, the least successful at humility? Ironically, since humble and human share a common root. Just playing devil's advocate here, but what you propose is not a good metric to maximize.
- vintermann 6mo ago> The most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful To who? Other humans? It's seagull mating season where I am, and I don't speak seagull, but I'm pretty sure one of the things they're trying to convey to their fellow seagulls is that they're extremely successful. Can't argue with it either. They're very much alive, which is the best you can be in this particular competition.
- dingdongditchme 6mo agoCorn, albeit not an animal has been pretty successful in terms of number of individuals. Their bi-pedal underlings have cleared swathes of land and take meticulous care of their well-being so they can bask in the sun undisturbed.
- ArekDymalski 6mo agoUntil they are cut down and bombarded with micro waves by the very same bi-pedal underlings.
- WarmWash 6mo agoMother nature hates weak things that die (that's why they get eliminated), so if we can make it to interplanetary species before killing ourselves, that would be a pretty huge sign of success. At least on mother natures benchmark.
- woadwarrior01 6mo agoMerely implies a very good fitness function.
- littlestymaar 6mo agoYes. Though according this fitness function we're not necessarily more successful than a jellyfish or a tapeworm.
- somewhatgoated 6mo agoArguably much less successful since jellyfish have been around 700+ million years ands it’s not clear if humans will make it even the next couple thousand. But the jury is still out on that one
- cindyllm 6mo ago[dead]
- Joker_vD 6mo agoI'd really rather liked it if that supposedly "intelligent" designer took a bit more time at designing the urogenital tract of human males.
- shmeeed 6mo agoWhat's wrong with it?
- MyelinatedT 6mo agoSeparation of functions/concerns is not great, for starters. The testes are dangerously exposed, the plumbing is convoluted and failure-prone (and doesn’t recover well from mechanical insults). The prostate, which serves no function outside of reproduction, lies inline with the urethra and quite consistently loses flexibility and becomes enlarged with age, causing all sorts of structural issues impacting basic urological function. Female reproductive vs urinary anatomy is largely physiologically distinct (proximity and UTI risk notwithstanding). Though plenty of room for improvement there too — starting with endometrial tissue being far too prolific. Fun fact: endometrial tissue can migrate to the brain and cause haemorrhaging in severe cases of endometriosis. Plenty of room for improvement across the board, I’d say!
- hackrmn 6mo agoHey, $DEITY did its absolute best with the constraints and the requirements. But hey, can't please everyone apparently. Be happy you can relieve yourself well past the intended warranty period. The parts were designed to be easily _aftermarket_ replaceable with sufficient advances in technology, retaining the fundamental design without changes.
- lexicality 6mo agoI'd like it if the vagus nerve didn't do a loop around my neck for no particular reason. (Giraffes would probably like that even more)
- dingdongditchme 6mo ago
- incognito124 6mo agoI fail to see that, it's simply one of all other random mutations, it's just that this one has a big downstream effect of enabling other more complex mutations
- nurettin 6mo agoIntelligent mutations? How does that work?
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- kryptiskt 6mo agoYou're positing the existence of a far more advanced lifeform than merely a clever monkey with pretensions, which then somehow created said monkeys. That's like saying that it's easy to become a millionaire, just start with a billion dollars. That's not an explanation, you just replaced a problem with another harder one.