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minus-square@Everythingispenguinslink4•10 months agoYeah 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.
minus-square@SoleInvictuslink4•10 months agoI 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.
minus-square@Everythingispenguinslink3•10 months agoYou’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.
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.
I grew up believing the same until somewhere in high school, when I started taking science seriously.
I really like how you phrased this. I’m totally stealing it.
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.