Seems pretty dumb in our biological design to not be able to regenerate such a functional (and also easily breakable) part of our body.

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    5 months ago

    Just a note, biology doesn’t have a design. If you’re looking for some kind of logic or plan, you’ll be disappointed.

    Things are the way they are because a long time ago, it helped something survive and procreate. That’s it, survive and procreate. Every other consideration is secondary.

    We can theorize about why two sets of teeth were advantageous at some point, but that doesn’t provide an answer to “why?”

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      5 months ago

      But if you knew the environment, and therefore what evolution would select for, you could essentially “design” biology right?

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        Sure. Dwarf Wheat is a great example of humans creating a plant to survive in specific environmental conditions with massive benefits. Or we could look at introduced species, like the cane toad, which are too good at surviving their new environments.

        We don’t (yet) have the biological capability to “design” an entire species from the ground up, but if we did, I’m certain our first attempt would be a collosal failure that could potentially wipe out humanity. But that’s just based on how good we are at ignoring warning signs.