• killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
    312·
    11 months ago

    evolution is real and we certainly saw it with the COVID-19 pandemic in case anyone was still in doubt

    Did we? Are you referring to the people who didn’t wear masks? Because they certainly killed people, but mostly not themselves as 99% of those critically susceptible to it wore a damn mask.

    • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      More like all the new strains of covid that appeared over time.

      • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        11 months ago

        Maybe they meant that, but I have a feeling they didn’t.

        Influenza would be a better example there given the extensive recorded history of its mutations.

        • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
          9·
          11 months ago

          Flu works as an example too, but with covid we saw mutations coming nearly in realtime by comparison with how closely it was being monitored.

          • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Fair point, it’s certainly closer to the zeitgeist as well.

            Which is kind of sad given the damage flu did last season, and likely will this season.

        • Windex007@lemmy.world
          83·
          11 months ago

          So there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for their comment, but you refuse to accept it? Because of a feeling? A feeling that you can’t quite articulate? Dare I say it… Faith?

          • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            It was a different person responding…

            I don’t accept one person’s opinion as evidence of another’s. That’s dumb as shit.

            Since you brought it up: I’m not a believer in any God. I do believe that the theory of evolution is true.

            • Windex007@lemmy.world
              13·
              11 months ago

              It’s an application of Occam’s Razor. It’s an application of the Principal of Charity. It’s an application of some of the most basic concepts of philosophy.

              I think it’s an extreme position to say that it’s dumb as shit.

              • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                11 months ago

                And yet you’re accusing me of faith I don’t have while providing no evidence of your interpretation, but insisting that it’s correct anyway.

                I think that’s dumb as shit.

                • Windex007@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  11 months ago

                  You work incredibly hard to interpret what people say to conclude that they’re dumb and wrong, when there are much simpler interpretations available.