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15. Strange logic in OP

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 12:20 PM

May 2021

Ever see what red and black ants do when you put them together?

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Are human beings an evolutionary mistake? [View all] Cyrano May 2021 OP

Possibly. cilla4progress May 2021 #1

No. I'll try to watch it. Cyrano May 2021 #6

Thanksfor posting this. It's a zentrum May 2021 #2

No, it's not really a good question. Evolution has no intelligence and doesn't make "mistakes". Towlie May 2021 #43

There are no mistakes in evolution, because there's no right or wrong in it Silent3 May 2021 #3

Thank you for your certitude. Wish I was sure of anything. Cyrano May 2021 #8

Evolution has no direction. Happy Hoosier May 2021 #25

If it's any consolation, realize that humans are also the best chance of life escaping doom... Silent3 May 2021 #36

Thank you! LostOne4Ever May 2021 #14

Facts.. such a pesky thing! You are so right PortTack May 2021 #27

Last gasps of libertarian extremism Aldemelod May 2021 #4

Did you say "Darwinism"? And do you call gravity "Newtonism"? Do you call relativity "Einsteinism"? Towlie May 2021 #46

Evolution doesn't make "mistakes". It's a random process without a goal or design. muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #5

That's pretty much it. Captain Stern May 2021 #24

I refer to us John Ludi May 2021 #7

Not an evolutionary surprise.... Thunderbeast May 2021 #9

Just FYI, our brainstem is neither vestigial, nor does it play a role in our behavior. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #49

We are little more than apes with guns Ponietz May 2021 #10

Makes one wonder about the nature of evolution Cyrano May 2021 #13

Humans stopped their evolutionary process centuries ago PortTack May 2021 #28

No it doesn't. nt Crunchy Frog May 2021 #50

Humans become aggressive and homicidal under conditions of scarcity. Civilization manufactures Gaugamela May 2021 #11

Civilization developed in response to scarcity. Happy Hoosier May 2021 #26

You make a good point. Perhaps I should have used the word "poverty" instead of scarcity. Gaugamela May 2021 #35

There are no mistakes in evolution. It just happens. Ocelot II May 2021 #12

Strange logic in OP SCantiGOP May 2021 #15

Evolution is not a person LostOne4Ever May 2021 #16

The human animal has been the same for much longer than the human mind. taxi May 2021 #17

Precisely Zambero May 2021 #18

On that note, there's a pretty cool book called "After Man - A Zoology Of The Future" hatrack May 2021 #19

My microbiology professor used to say the bacteria, viruses and many of the hosts they depend PortTack May 2021 #29

It's a feature, not a bug. Klaralven May 2021 #20

We're Apes. Murder is a feature. maxsolomon May 2021 #21

We are not. Dawson Leery May 2021 #22

Chimpanzees kill others who are members of "outgroups" in a similar way to humans. Presumably Crunchy Frog May 2021 #23

Being over successful evolution-wise will be our downfall. ananda May 2021 #30

Yeast always either consumes all the sugar or excretes enough alcohol to kill itself Klaralven May 2021 #31

Good analogy. ananda May 2021 #53

Recommended. H2O Man May 2021 #32

Some of the key developments were stone choppers, fire, clothing and agriculture Klaralven May 2021 #44

Absolutely right! H2O Man May 2021 #48

Human intelligence makes us more dangerous, but... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #33

There's no plan, so there's no mistake. Iggo May 2021 #34

We aren't the only species that murder each other though Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #37

I only feel that way about spiders Generic Brad May 2021 #38

Yes, and we are doomed to extinction, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #39

Next time you catch yourself thinking this... lame54 May 2021 #40

hundreds of millions, or perhaps either billions of other species that inhabit our galaxy. Earth-shine May 2021 #41

If there is 1 intelligent life form in each galaxy marie999 May 2021 #42

I've long entertained this concept. Emrys May 2021 #47

You need to do way more research on this topic. Google anything! USALiberal May 2021 #45

We are but chimpanzees with guns HAB911 May 2021 #51

Evolution, as people here have said, just is. Greybnk48 May 2021 #52