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Re:Ask HN: Is mortality a bug, a feature, or a hardware limi... by DanBC on Thursday May 14, 2015 @07:55AM (#9544534)
> without death you have no selection

Hang on. Birds that have evolved ludicrous tails aren't doing that because it helps them not die, but because it helps them breed.

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Re:Ask HN: Is mortality a bug, a feature, or a hardware limi... by dozzie on Thursday May 14, 2015 @08:17AM (#9544638)
But without death you wouldn't need breeding at all.
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