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submitted 7 months ago by PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 7 months ago

No matter how many times you let that happen to a bacteria, as long as you're killing them with a handgun, it keeps working. They don't evolve defenses without becoming something different.

So I guess it's a bit metaphorgotten, but the point is that that's only true if it's a system where starting from zero to a billion is something that can be selected for, and it pretty much just is not.

[-] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

You say that, but just you wait; I'll invent a handgun-resistant strain of bacteria soon

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago

I mean, go for it? I'm sure the army would welcome the opportunity to invest in effective armor research, so if you can get it off the ground at all contact DARPA.