Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.

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[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, so you could easily say we evolved to, or our brains evolved to... And so on

[–] sniggleboots@europe.pub 1 points 13 hours ago

I just took issue with the very literal interpretation of the phrase "not designed for" and I couldn't hold my tongue

well, my fingers, I guess

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

No, in fact that is still teleological.

[–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Is it? I’d guess 'to evolve to do smth' doesn’t necessarily need to be teleological. IIRC the verb 'evolve' means the fittest getting randomly selected, no?

I think I understand where you’re coming from but I think it’s fundamentally different to 'being designed with a specific goal in mind'

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 5 hours ago

Evolved into or evolved with may reduce the implication of an intention.

Our brains evolved into structures capable of supporting complex language.
Our brains evolved with the capacity for complex language.