I think the reason we evolved 5 fingers is so we can carry hot serving dishes farther by alternating which one is in contact with the hot thing.

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• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Actually, that’s why multicellular life evolved—bacteria and protists couldn’t carry hot serving dishes for shit.

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• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Evolution does not have a goal, it’s simply the process by which things better at surviving survive

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  • BonkTheAnnoyed@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh my, it seems that may be so! Good job!

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    • netvor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      “job” … I mean, I barely did anything but I’m happy to take the paycheck for my grandgrandgrand…(cell, or a weird pool of mixing liquids or whatever…)

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• slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  But what of those who have 6 fingers?

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