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Evolution does not result in "winners". If a nuclear winter wipes out all humans, leaving only rodents to rule the Earth, I won't call the rodents "winners" or humans "losers". But the Q is still legit, and the answer depends on whether we think we live in a simulation or not.😊

Stephen Adair

@Highlander831

Feb 15

I would absolutely call the rodents the winners.

Samuel Kropp

@kropp_samuel

Feb 16

The rodents don’t have the cephalization required to understand winning/losing thus making this scenario moot

Jann

@jaersavo

Feb 16

You don’t need to know that you are a winner in order to be a winner. A biological winner is just the one who is able to pass on his genes to the next generation. Since rodents would % make up a far bigger part of 🌍 pop, they definitely are winners in that scenario

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If that is the case, your determination of winners and losers must lead to the conclusion that 99.99% of all "genes" ever existed were losers, only 0.01% of them are still the winner. I am sure you don't like such outcome either, how depressing.🤣

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