• 0 Posts
  • 16 Comments
Joined 7 months ago
cake
Cake day: February 14th, 2024

help-circle
  • kora@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoScience Memes@mander.xyzfossils
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    32
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    6 months ago

    Mammals only got yeeted to their own evolutionary tree branch 40 million years prior to those that would be considered reptilian (sorta dinos too) which was somewhere in the realm of 250 million years ago.

    Meaninng the reptiles of today are ~5x further apart in time from dinosaurs, than dinosaurs are from their common ancestors to mammals.

    I think we really should just not bother thinking in terms of current speciation concepts. They could have had jellyfish like tentacles dangling allover their skin and we’d never know.






  • I see 3 outcomes, in order of least to most in likelihood and excitement:

    1. Julius see’s the error in his ways and establishes what essentially is an entirely new politcal system that is so good and just that It would stand today.

    2. Same scenario as above except his grandson grows up to one day claim his rule and reverses everything.

    3. He is killed, and for the exact same reasons as current lore. Either because his arrogance causes him to deny what will happen, or because regardless of any attempt to avoid such an outcome those who sought the power he had would still seek out that same power. Both lessons are fairly important but I think the latter one is often missed in the countless retellings. Power both corrupts and it’s one sexy hot bitch.





  • kora@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoScience Memes@mander.xyzMedicine
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    6 months ago

    If you asked me, the moment you shut off your mind to the idea that all of us basically know hardly anything at all, is the moment you start to degrade mentally, physically, and even spiritually. Closed mindedness isn’t evil itself… but I’ve yet to hear of or meet anyone who’s both open minded and a horrid person.

    You’re for sure wrong about most things, and probably wrong on several things you’re sure of too.