The fact that bonobos and chimps are our closest genetic relatives pushes my estimation of the probability that [the world moves according to the design of some greater power that has a special interest in humanity] from “extremely unlikely” to “slightly less extremely unlikely”. Like… really? Our two closest relatives are – sorry for the gross oversimplification – ‘violent maniacs’ and ‘relatively egalitarian, sex loving hippies’? These were the familial revelations awaiting our species as it grappled with its origins and destiny, and the biological parameters of both? That seems only slightly less subtle than a wise voice from the skies intoning gravely, You Can Choose
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#evolution #I didn’t actually laugh aloud but it still amused me enough to reblog
Brinens and Things 