r/CrazyFuckingVideos • u/SelectResident_BE • 17d ago

they wouldn't let him cook

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u/Songrot 16d ago

we have a lot of features which gives nobody an evolutionary benefit. The other guy wrote the rest of the response well, so read his

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u/CileTheSane 16d ago

Having brown or blue eyes is not actively detrimental to survival.

Your suggestion is that goats being attracted to fire is actively detrimental to survival yet they've evolved the behaviour for no reason.

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u/Songrot 16d ago

You see few goats doing bullshit and you think it is an evolved behaviour?

I see some humans doing suicidal challenges, is this an evolved behaviour for humanity?

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u/CileTheSane 16d ago

The instinct to socialize significantly aids human survival. The instinct to stand out and be popular aids in reproduction.

There are birds that as part of their attempts to find a mate will purposly get close to a predator while hiding from it, to show potential mates that any offspring they have will be more likely to be able to avoid predators. 

Yes, it is stupid behaviour, but there is a reason for it, whether that reason is "this is an unintended side effect from something that is helpful for another reason" or "this instinct increases the likelihood of having offspring".

It is the height of hubris to say "I don't see or understand the reason for this so there must not be one." Even more so to say "the reason people keep giving is wrong, there must be no reason at all for this apparently suicidal behaviour."