Technically, it makes more sense to say "we came from caterpillars"

[Gottservant]

Hi there,

So I have come to the conclusion that technically it makes more sense to say "we came from caterpillars" because they at least evidently have the capacity to metamorphicize from one thing to another. There is no reason to think that another creature, with no such innate ability, could successively alter its genome coherently, towards a series of alternative ends. For one thing, the overwhelming choice and diversity in selection pressures would render such transitions meaningless or utterly chaotic.

Obviously it makes no sense to say we came from caterpillars, but the world is so (equally) obviously in need of distraction, that perhaps the most painful distraction is to be preferred?

Just making an observation!

 

[OldWiseGuy]

You may be onto something. Every time there is a traffic slowdown on the Interstate all the vehicles exhibit "the caterpillar effect" just as if they were one giant (gasp)...... caterpillar!

 

[SkyWriting]

Hi there,

So I have come to the conclusion that technically it makes more sense to say "we came from caterpillars" because they at least evidently have the capacity to metamorphicize from one thing to another. There is no reason to think that another creature, with no such innate ability, could successively alter its genome coherently, towards a series of alternative ends. For one thing, the overwhelming choice and diversity in selection pressures would render such transitions meaningless or utterly chaotic.

Obviously it makes no sense to say we came from caterpillars, but the world is so (equally) obviously in need of distraction, that perhaps the most painful distraction is to be preferred?

Just making an observation!

My wife changes her mind a lot.
That should count then.

 

[pshun2404]

I know it is not ap-peeling, but where the Chimpanze Sequencing Consortium has demonstrated that in reality we only share only about a 30% actual genomic match with Chimps and we know from elsewhere that we share about 50% in common with bananas, isn't it more likely we are evolved bananas?