Forcing function + making a stretch of land which is neither dry nor enterily wet. A gradient. If there are no tides the leap life has to make is much bigger.

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euroderf 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

And perhaps the advantages of this gradient extend up as far as aquatic apes.

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actionfromafar 2 days ago | parent [-]

Not sure what this means.

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IAmBroom a day ago | parent [-]

I assume they are referencing the long-debunked theory that man evolved from a line of apes that became semi-aquatic for a while.

	▲	euroderf a day ago \| parent [-]
		Yup that's where I was aiming. Is it thoroughly debunked ? It's a cool idea.

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piker 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Fascinating