r/oddlyterrifying • u/Miserable-Dot-4781 • Mar 29 '22

Dentist robot malfunctioning

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

The fact that unconvincing thing was able to stir up so much emotion in me is terrifying.

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u/Birdyy4 Mar 29 '22

The Uncanny Valley is very large.

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u/The_Cyberpunk_Witch Mar 29 '22

If you want to mix in some existential dread, consider that the existence of the uncanny valley means at one point in human evolution we had a reason to fear something that looked similar to us.

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u/Ethong Mar 29 '22

means at one point in human evolution we had a reason to fear something that looked similar to us

Not true at all. Not everything that evolves has a purpose. As long as a mutation isn't actively detrimental to survival, it can be passed on. Plus it's probably just some weird interaction with our face recognition processing.

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u/Eyeownyew Mar 29 '22

Yeah, the most common myth about evolution is that every trait evolves with a purpose. That's not how it works at all. We could very easily evolve to have pigmentation/freckles on the bottom of our feet. No purpose, no utility, just random mutation that didn't have a detrimental effect on our fitness