peenutbuttherNjelly
peenutbuttherNjelly t1_iy1fijw wrote
Reply to comment by 303elliott in ELI5 If fevers are the body’s defense against viruses, and the body’s top most interest is the preservation of life, then why does the body allow fever temperature to get life threatening high (104+)? by TheFaytalist
This! And the fact that everything we've evolved to feel n experience is a result of millions of years of evolution. Not that it's perfect. Just that it's been a few million years. Billions more years of evolution and we shld be able to figure out human deceit from truth, cool off instantly after getting angry (selecting for the ones that cool down quicker). For now, the temperature rising beyond and staying on longer is the result of an evolution that has served us well. Once too many of us experience negative outcomes off of it, nature would begin selecting for those that eventually get cooler cause the meds kick in and the body can just chill from then on.
peenutbuttherNjelly t1_iug1yns wrote
Snow is quite different from ice when it comes to the way water molecules are organised. Each snow flake being a weird hexagon reflects much more light per molecule than ice which is much more organized. The more the molecules are organized, the clearer they're seen through.
peenutbuttherNjelly t1_iy1hgi6 wrote
Reply to comment by 303elliott in ELI5 If fevers are the body’s defense against viruses, and the body’s top most interest is the preservation of life, then why does the body allow fever temperature to get life threatening high (104+)? by TheFaytalist
I understand where you're coming from, but evolution is not something we have any control over. Natural selection is always at play. Just that we've intervened to an unimaginable degree that we cannot predict the direction of selection anymore. It's also not a single direction but multiple directions now. Agreed! Getting laid needs to out-select not getting laid cause our very survival's at stake.