yogthos

You’re missing the point entirely. Biological systems are governed by the laws thermodynamics.

I'm not missing anything. I'm simply explaining to you that the fitness function for living organisms is far more complex than simply striving for efficiency. I understand perfectly well how entropy and thermodynamics work.

The brain has a disproportionately high metabolism relative to other organs in the human body. To argue it’s largely a redundant structure like the kidneys or liver you need real evidence.

There is plenty of real evidence. I've literally provided you evidence of a person with most of their brain missing who has led a normal life. Another obvious example is people who lose half their brain in accidents and can continue to live normal lives with a single hemisphere. More evidence comes from birds like corvids who exhibit high levels of intelligence and problem solving that's comparable to primates. Since they have an additional requirement of being able to fly, there is a selection pressure to optimize the system further. Just because you're completely ignorant on the topic you're attempting to debate here doesn't mean that evidence doesn't exist.

You linked a fucking blog post written by a science fiction author not a peer reviewed scientific paper. And yes I did read it. Is your ego so large that you can’t possible conceive of someone coming to a different conclusion when faced with the same “evidence”?

I linked you a blog post by a biologist discussing a paper. This is a very well known case that's in no way controversial. The fact that you're acting as if it just just further shows that you have no business having this discussion. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.3679117/scientists-research-man-missing-90-of-his-brain-who-leads-a-normal-life-1.3679125

Big “I know you are but what am I” energy. lol

about the level of discourse I've come to expect from you lol

Counterpoint https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l049zkvezo

What solar punk actually looks like IRL.

One of the most hilarious things of late has been libs, who see themselves as a paragon of rationality, expose that they're just a different flavor of qAnon.

That's right history starts on February 2022, nothing happened before then. 🤡

Pretty sure a large chunk of Americans think that Russia is still communist.

I love how you can post an article from one of the most rabidly pro Ukrainian publications here and libs will swarm in with downvotes because it doesn't conform to their fantasies.

lol fixed

libs and engaging with reality challenge impossible

They talk about how Israel wants to break up Syria to to keep it weak. Even if Syria doesn't break up into separate states, the sectarian tensions will likely keep it internally divided for the foreseeable future.

My prediction is that the tariffs are a bluff, and not even a credible one at that. We already saw what happened with the tariffs where they were immediately rolled back. It's pretty clear that the US is not in a position to impose the type of economic pressure Trump is threatening.

clearly my journalistic standards are too high for them 🤣