> A lightning can definitely do the trick in some conditions. Many cells will die, but it is a sacrifice natural selection is willing to make.
While I agree with Dennett,* I don’t think agency is correctly ascribed here, unless you can find selection for locations of increased lightning incidence(!).
It’s more like “any survivors remain subject to natural selection, as did those unfortunates that did not survive”
While I agree with Dennett,* I don’t think agency is correctly ascribed here, unless you can find selection for locations of increased lightning incidence(!).
It’s more like “any survivors remain subject to natural selection, as did those unfortunates that did not survive”
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_stance