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[โ€“] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The issue with evolution is that it doesn't really act fast enough to keep up with civilization, which lasted for an extremely short time relative to the entire time our species existed.

[โ€“] yboutros 1 points 1 week ago

There are 2 kinds of evolution, one is gradual changes over a long time, the other is when a massive event causes a filter and only a certain subset is able to continue (punctuated equilibrium). Human civilization in its own right is punctuated equilibrium