RE: Infinite regress and debunking karma
September 6, 2023 at 11:40 am
(This post was last modified: September 6, 2023 at 12:00 pm by Sicnoo0.)
Evolution is complicated so I'm going to assume my understanding is incomplete or just wrong.
What I understand is this:
There is variety within a species. Because of the variety, some members will happen to be fit enough for the particular environment to reproduce, and others will not. Over the generations, this leads to certain varieties continuing to exist (and sometimes become even more exaggerated/distinct) while other varieties go extinct.
Thus, in some environments the only organisms that have lived on to reproduce are those which began with a predisposition for nociception. Those species that never had any form of nociception all died before they could reproduce. This is why it is very rare to find an organism that does not have any form of nociception.
What I understand is this:
There is variety within a species. Because of the variety, some members will happen to be fit enough for the particular environment to reproduce, and others will not. Over the generations, this leads to certain varieties continuing to exist (and sometimes become even more exaggerated/distinct) while other varieties go extinct.
Thus, in some environments the only organisms that have lived on to reproduce are those which began with a predisposition for nociception. Those species that never had any form of nociception all died before they could reproduce. This is why it is very rare to find an organism that does not have any form of nociception.
