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[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah I find that people tend to believe that evolution is trending to a perfect solution. When all it is a jumble of local maximums and chance.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I grew up believing the same until somewhere in high school, when I started taking science seriously.

... a jumble of local maximums and chance.

I really like how you phrased this. I'm totally stealing it.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

You're more than welcome to but you will then have to explain what a local maximum is. Which can be weirdly harder than you think.

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