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xandrius on April 18, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Feathers are one of evolution's cleverest inventio...

Discovery implies that it already existed before and it wasn't found yet.

I'd say invention is closer but does seem to imply agency.

I think feathers are the evolution here. Something evolved into a feather.

CSMastermind on April 19, 2024 [–]

There really needs to be a third term for something uncovered by a process that otherwise would not have existed but wasn't created with intent.

aqfamnzc on April 19, 2024 | [–]

Emergence?

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