I mean why 5, why 5 on each limb, why not 4 or 6. Why do our feet also have 5. Whats with our body being so symmetrical.

People who know anything about evolution, now is your time to shine.

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It’s because God had five fingers on each hand, and five toes on each foot, and he had to use all twenty to create the world. Humans have yet to unlock this potential.

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How do i unlock being a complete egostitical sadist who demands people blindly worship me to gain eternal bliss no mater what or who they kill or harm in their life as long as they feel bad about it and say im rad?

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I think the dude was just making a joke

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Yeah his comment reads like a joke. It would be better if it was funny.

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Drink more Bailey’s

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How many gummies did you eat?

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There are humans with 6. 5 is just the most common.

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Yes but thats a genetic mutation I think

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The only difference between you and a genetic mutation is that your ancestors were better at breeding.

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Come on now. No need to call their grandma a whore.

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Is that a burn? I dont know if Im being insulted here and I dont know how to react.

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It’s actually the dominant gene. Having 5 is recessive.

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Having any fingers at all is a genetic mutation, thats how evolution works, it mutates, and if the mutation works well enough, it gets passed on.

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Not a mutation, was a pre-order perk.

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There are also humans with less than 5, some of whom are born that way.

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If you want to talk weird, each leg on a horse is actually one really long finger.

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I got 4 really long fingers - am I a horse now?

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Only if it’s one per extremity. Like running around on your middle fingers

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Of course.

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You were always a horse.

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Yes, with a 4HP engine

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Only the lowest part.. But still weird.

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So horses are flipping everyone off at all times.

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If strangers kept jumping on my back to get a ride I’d be like that too.

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Nice try, AI image generator!

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Peace!

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