[Jason Abbadon]

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

Well this kind of sounds like the general conception, that last part included; which sort of contradicts itself.

Continued existance is the only real goal, all others are just slight varriations.

On the surface, this artcle reports; "Look everyone: evolution!" But really, not "a lot of throwing paint against the wall and seeing what sticks". No this evolution we are seeing in action with our own eyes, the final proof of the theory if you will isn't unthinking at all.

Its, oh shit, climate change, do something or die. Go against what you generally do (as you pointed out). Evolve and mate with that other shark in order to create a new type of shark more fit for survival so that our genes can continue to exist.

Not much random about that, though spinning it as such certainly fits the narrative I suppose.

Maybe I'm not being clear with "unthinking" terminology-
There's no guiding intelligence causing this- nothing supernatural saying "I need to hook these sharks up!"
Nor are the sharks making a decision to do something new, and while as an adaptation, these sharks may have an advantage, it's no guarentee of success.

It's true that we may be seeing the first select few hybrids that have this trait, but there's no telling how long these sharks have been interbreeding- this might not be as new as people think and may have just gone unnoticed before now. I dont know the extent they test such things there- shark research is woefully under-funded in the States.

As to climate change causing all this, it could be a case of correlation not equaling causation- it may have nothing to do with climate change (despite the story) and everything to do with pollution. Or fishing. Or diminishing habitat. Or female cold water sharks put out on the first date.
There's a lot left to be worked out.

And for the record, I abstained from the "sharks with lasers" joke, as well as the "jimp the shark" joke I was going to make about the scientists possibly overreaching.