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[-] Ferris@infosec.pub 10 points 8 months ago

lending purpose to an evolutionary trait is a mistake. It is possibly that mechanism by which they attained some degree of success, but evolution doesn't 'think' unless youre into predeterminism like that.

[-] raydenuni 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Totally. Perhaps a better way to phrase it would be, the successful result of the adaptation was that birds spread their seeds instead of mammals. Until us.

[-] Ferris@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

the correct response to mine may be 'why crabs then?' to which i have no response xD

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