β² 260 βΌ The glory days (lemmy.world) submitted 6 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago (1 child) If saber-tooth were so great, why did they go extinct? Obviously, they weren't great enough to survive until now. They are far inferior to say sharks, crocodiles and yes, modern cats. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) It's not that they were weak, it's just that all their prey disappeared when humans showed up. Seeing natural selection as some kind of merit has flaws. If they evolved, they were well-adapted by definition. If they went extinct, the conditions that made them evolve changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) So they were too weak to update their food supply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Are humans dying of thirst too weak to update their water supply? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) It's not that they were weak, it's just that all their prey disappeared when humans showed up. Seeing natural selection as some kind of merit has flaws. If they evolved, they were well-adapted by definition. If they went extinct, the conditions that made them evolve changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) So they were too weak to update their food supply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Are humans dying of thirst too weak to update their water supply? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) So they were too weak to update their food supply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Are humans dying of thirst too weak to update their water supply? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] thedarkfly@feddit.org 1 point 4 days ago Are humans dying of thirst too weak to update their water supply? permalink fedilink source parent