Seems pretty dumb in our biological design to not be able to regenerate such a functional (and also easily breakable) part of our body.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      23·
      5 months ago

      Philosophical take.

      We can. We figured out how. Thousands of humans fly every day across the planet faster than any bird. We can also live in environments we were definitely not designed to whether it’s with clothing, fire, or advanced HVAC systems. And we’ve pushed that further with our own little atmospheres under the sea or in space.

      Evolution didn’t stop with us. It is us. Evolution, in trying every possible permutation landed on an organism that adapts the world around it, rather than waiting generations to adapt to the world around it.

      Now it’s a matter of if our social and societal evolution will see us succeed or end in failure. If we don’t solve the climate crises we created, if we end up murdering each other, if we get smacked by an unforeseen object from space, potentially built by even more advanced evolution, we lost, and evolution will continue. Evolution is us, but far too often we’re too blind to see that gift, and advance responsibly

    • Nemo Wuming@lemmy.world
      9·
      5 months ago

      And how come we need to sleep?

      And eat food?

      And why not have wheels for feet?

      And what would a chair look like if our knees bent the other way?

      • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 months ago

        I know the point of your answer was not to dwell on these things, but:

        And what would a chair look like if our knees bent the other way?

        Is actually very interesting, would’ve we designed it as a normal chair but we would rest our chests instead of backs? Or would they have a place to rest the legs instead of on the floor?