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Same here. Evolution doesn’t work that way. It’s basically the opposite. Species don’t evolve to solve a problem, they evolve randomly and sometimes that solves a problem for them. Or sometimes, it pushes the species into a very narrow niche where its survival is ensured as long as the current extremely precarious situation they find themselves in doesn’t change.

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kevin@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Species don’t evolve to solve a problem, they evolve randomly and sometimes that solves a problem for them. Eh… they mutate randomly, and then selection acts. If there is variation that solves a problem, selection will promote that variation.

Evolution is very much not random, it is a direct consequence of variation and selection. This does not mean that they evolve to solve problems, but problems often drive evolution.

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pinkystew@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
My God thank you

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