why do humans develop skin cancer, sun burns, and other sun related issues?

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As people that rely on the sun for so much and spend much of the day in it, why haven’t we developed an immunity to sun related issues such as burns, cancers, etc.. ?

It’s amusing that our greatest source of life is also our deadliest enemy if we are exposed for too long

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Simply put, the sun (and all stars) are so dangerous that it is a wonder how there is any life at all. Our skin is remarkably strong to do what it does, in the first place, with only some gasses and electromagnetic waves to disrupt the guaranteed death our giant fiery sky-ball is constantly throwing at is.

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