Evolution is a loop of random mutations that get reproduced if they randomly happen to give the organism better odds at reproduction.
Some germ gets a little better at spreading via mucous, so it gets to reproduce more because humans make mucous when they get sick
br3d@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I suspect the serious answer is that we produce mucus and sneezing as a natural response to microbes, and that’s the environment within which microbes have evolved to take advantage of the mucus and sneezing
jpeps@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Pretty sure this is exactly correct. I read the Kurzgesagt book Immune recently and it was a fascinating view into how our bodies are really the result of ancient warfare, with constant oneupmanship between us and the environment.
danc4498@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Survival of the fittest does not work with intent.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
It does if I kill loads of stuff