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OnlyMortal666 t1_j7v9nlj wrote

Reply to comment by BeepBlipBlapBloop in What's the importance of our solar system having so many moons? by [deleted]

I’d offer that our Moon had been critical in our evolution and, importantly, biology.

Tides mix up the hydrocarbons.

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justa33 t1_j7vfxpr wrote

you mix up the hydrocarbons ! !

i don’t know why i felt compelled to say that

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OnlyMortal666 t1_j7vg2uq wrote

stirs faster

Damn hydrocarbons won’t stay in the soap bubbles!

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GaudExMachina t1_j7vgise wrote

Id point out that the event that formed our moon would erase out existence. So let's just hope we don't get 12 more.

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nsfwtttt t1_j7vlpg0 wrote

Yeah which means we evolved to fit the moon, the moon wasn’t created for our benefit.

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Revolutionary_Lock86 t1_j7vc5rs wrote

Yeah but there is no thought process or plan… it sounds like you guys are arguing why the solar system decided to get many moons. Cause and effect… that’s it. The universe is incredibly simple.

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slickhedstrong t1_j7vf3la wrote

the why doesn't need a cognitive or narrative motivation here.

why are volcanoes important to hawaii? because without them there'd be no hawaii. a fortunate random circumstance.

likewise, jupiter flexing the orbit of so many roaming bodies means we are offered a mild protection from more potentially dangerous objects flying around.

that's why jupiter's tendency to pull moons is important to earth. even if the why is ambient.

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OnlyMortal666 t1_j7vfr45 wrote

What do you mean thought process or plan? There isn’t a deity.

Of note is that we’re obviously under the right conditions that an ape can look up at the sky and wonder. That’s random but we seemingly won the lottery.

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magnitudearhole t1_j7vkm22 wrote

Tide zone is a crucial evolutionary niche for sea creatures to become land adapted too

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