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0 pointsASalazarMX1y ago0 comments

There's no way to measure that in sperm, it only has potential. Most humans have similar intellectual capacity, yet they can perform vastly different depending on their environment, so the significant difference is not genetic.

Anyway, few would contest that being smart and strong is better than being smart or strong. Sperm can at least prove they're stronger.

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eviks1y ago· 2 in thread

> Sperm can at least prove they're stronger.

But they can't prove that their future *human* is stronger!

Retric1y ago

> their future human is stronger

That statement implies it’s a comparison between potential humans, which is not guaranteed at this stage. Sperm unable to result in live birth even if directly inserted into eggs exist in meaningful quantities.

Sperm are normally required to demonstrate they have traits required to produce a human thus making them categorically better from a biological standpoint than Sperm missing those traits.

ASalazarMXOP1y ago

You're an adult human, and even you can't guarantee you will be stronger in several years, even if you try to become stronger today.

Evolution is mostly gambling, and losing a lot.

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