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A role so insignificant that it's not written about in scientific journals. In the same way, sleep and urination play a role in building churches and playing violin, yet you're not equally asking why nobody is writing about that. Furthermore, people ARE writing about a role played in evolution by cognition... so you're basically wrong from every conceivable perspective and just digging in your heels for no apparent reason.

Maybe for the same reason there’s little discussion of the role bagettes play in violin music or marmalade plays in the construction of churches

It not only can, but does And when you name them and support them, they’ll be considered. I could equally claim that leprechauns drive evolution, but until I give further reason to explore that more deeply it can be dismissed and ignored. It’s not purely random. There are environmental factors at play and certain probabilities are far more likely to occur than others. Those are selected more often and it’s nice a simple dice roll every time. While these thoughts and ideas may be new to you, they’re not new to science and the nearly 200 year old study of evolution.

Okay, or we could advocate now for changes we agree are needed and insert economic levers that make more sustainable choices more profitable

Luc likely means “intention” specifically in the process of sexual selection, not evolution as a whole

Save a step. Start drawing on the wood you plan to carve. Then get better at it by starting to carve and draw more as you go. Frame the process in your mind as a slow meditative way to create wood shavings and sawdust so every cut becomes a success (instead of trying to be immediately Michelangelo and achieve the statue of David or Mona Lisa on attempt #1).

Eco terrorism might make you feel better, but future generations would benefit far more from large scale infrastructure investments and adaptation, from the election of leaders who generate consensus around funding that a priority.

Thank goodness DJT will soon take office and truly hold Putins feet to the fire /sarcasm

What if god never existed anywhere outside of our imaginations

Is Google broken where you live?

No worries. Just don’t let it happen again.

You’re not rude, just irrelevant and dismissible

There might be parts of our cosmos which cannot be confirmed with evidence, but for now there’s no evidence of this so it can be safely ignored.

One possible counterpoint: The US for several years now has been telling Ukraine they CANNOT use US-supplied weapons inside of Russia for fear of provoking nuclear response.