Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama

hey sorry I missed your text, I am processing a non-stop 24/7 onslaught of information with a brain designed to eat berries in a cave

  • SpaceNoodle
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    1 year ago

    If our brains had been designed, they’d have been designed for what we’re doing.

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      Yeah, “designed” is not the best term here. Evolution doesn’t design, it just throws random shit at the wall and sees what sticks

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          I’d argue that it’s the perfect word.

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        And for far far longer than we’ve been living in modern society, evolution designed (in its slapdash, trial-and-error way) us to be the berry-eating cave dwelling mammals we are.

        The only difference is that it’s an active design process instead of a pre-planned one.

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          1 year ago

          It’s still not design, though. The term is called “evolution.”

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            1 year ago

            We were designed via the evolutionary process. It’s both words in one! Everyone wins!

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        Maybe we were planted here on Earth by advanced beings. Beings that designed our whole evolution and existence in detail.
        At least it’s fun to think about lol

        Edit: what’s with the fucking downvotes? Im just kidding around. Dont become reddit.

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          I find it incredibly confusing how such uninspired and borderline mansplainy tripe gets upvoted more than actual thoughtful comments. One thing though - it definitely wasn’t a joke.