Why Are Humans So Fallible?

[xenoblast]

Humans are the bull in every china shop, the off-center bubble on every level, the mystery behind every hidden agenda, and the blunt instrument whenever a precision tool is called for.
We are both our greatest heroes and our most feared enemies. We are praised for our accomplishments and castigated for our failures.
Of all species on planet earth, humans are the least predictable, most destructive, require the longest nurturing period, and consume the most food. At the same time, we are also the most curious, most aware, most innovative, and the most likely to waste countless hours in pursuit of entertainment. We may have better developed brains than all the other animals, but that doesn’t explain why we are so unbelievable fallible?

[mibn2cweus]

Along with a highly evolved intelligence comes the need to reason. The development of the later has not always, if not rarely, kept pace with the former.

[Baldric]

OP appears to be a C & P from Quora, I read it a couple of days ago.

[Peter Pedant]

/ If legend is to be believed, he wasn't very nice. etc

clearly the authoress of above is like Mme de Maintenon

ze more I see of men: ze better I like dogs

[woofgang]

“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
Douglas Adams.....but he intended it to be funny.....the bloke you quote seems to be doing it by accident

[Peter Pedant]

// require the longest nurturing period, and consume the most food.//

I hope someone in quora if it appeared there first point out the inaccuracies
longest gestation period - elephant 2 yrs ( goes with size - nothing god given about that)
consumes food - elephant and hippopotamus and whale
goes with siz\e again

[ and this is not a question about scaling - jesus]

oh and variability and fallibility have a darwinian advantage
( no! ...... really ? etc) clonal groups have less ability to adapt than those showing biological variability

[there arent any groups of lab white mice out there doing very nicely thanks - except in er labs!]

[Peter Pedant]

// Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable.//
wolfeeeee!
that was a gloss on the Emperor Japan Aug 1945
when there was deadlock in the Imperial japanese cabinet on continuing the war ( jesus again)

Little known factoids about Hiroshima - 'all radio activitiy ceased at 0845 this am". This was the electromagnetic pulse which wiped out all the equipment, but no one knew that then. They decided that someone was gonna go down from Tokyo to have a look but - - due to american bombing it would take ..... three days !

[Theland]

Over entertained and under educated. Bliss for the masses.

[Peter Pedant]

so we have just been wasting our time?

as in Freys questions are excellent but unanswerable and so that was why someone put them on ..... answerbank

yup got it ....

[Theland]

PP - are you comfortable with what you know, or do you have unanswered bananas?