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		heavyset_go 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ants that seem to defy biology – They lay eggs tha... Evolution as we know it works on Earth because it is a relatively protected and stable environment, giving genes the time they need to explore a space and adapt to the relatively slow and small changes on Earth.

NonHyloMorph 5 months ago [–]

Imho genes are not what if at all should be attributed aggncy here (that might, if at all, be the decentralised sympoietic process of ecosystems)

Just wanted to add this, i see where the formulation is useful as a figure of speech.

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