Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said “what’s that?” I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded “OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words”. The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes. PERSONAL STORIES ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY OR POLITICIAN.
The evolution one is stunning precisely because it’s so good. Evolution finally clicked for me when I asked why reproduction mutations (like colored feathers) mattered instead of only survival ones, my teacher just said “The ones who reproduce, reproduce, the ones who don’t, don’t.”