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minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoSo that means that since bacteria and the like outnumber us by orders of magnitude, statistically speaking, multicellular life would be wiped out completely.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 days agoNo, they reproduce pretty quickly. Wipe out 50 % of the bacteria in your body, and they will recover in a few hours.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoThat’s not how probabilities work. Every lifeform flips a coin. It doesn’t matter what everyone else got, you still have a 50/50 chance.
So that means that since bacteria and the like outnumber us by orders of magnitude, statistically speaking, multicellular life would be wiped out completely.
No, they reproduce pretty quickly. Wipe out 50 % of the bacteria in your body, and they will recover in a few hours.
That’s not how probabilities work. Every lifeform flips a coin. It doesn’t matter what everyone else got, you still have a 50/50 chance.