Comment by fmbb
3 days ago
Nobody claimed we are intelligently designed.
Evolution is not perfect. We are still better at running long distances for long stretches of time than any other animal.
3 days ago
Nobody claimed we are intelligently designed.
Evolution is not perfect. We are still better at running long distances for long stretches of time than any other animal.
> Evolution is not perfect. We are still better at running long distances for long stretches of time than any other animal.
Not really. We are on par with many animals, or rather they are on par with us, with some tradeoffs on both sides (e.g. humans are better in hotter weather).
Wolves, wild dogs, horses (and other fast hoofed herbivores) are all roughly on par in pure ability to run.
What made us even more successful is the ability to plan and organize (wolves have this), sweat (only humans can do full-body) and use of tools.
Evolution is also just optimizing you to live long enough to reproduce and then help your kids get well set up. So, it is fine if your legs start to go in your 40’s. You can help chase down the antelopes ‘till then, then go weave baskets and watch the fire for a decade or so, then die in your 50’s.
Actually, it doesn’t seem like a horrible life, but I think we’re hoping to stick around a little longer.