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I mean... The dictionary definition of "evolve" is basically "things happened over time". But especially increasing in complexity, although it's not a necessary
by mfoy_ 8y ago
I mean... The dictionary definition of "evolve" is basically "things happened over time". But especially increasing in complexity, although it's not a necessary qualification.
So basically, as long as there is any temporal component, it "evolved". But I'd argue that saying it happened doesn't explain how it happened. So the "correct" answer is still B.
- jessermeyer 8y agoIs your statement 'Saying that it evolved is not saying how it evolved.'? We have planetary and solar system dynamics fairly well understood in terms of models and matching that with observational data. So I think an astrophysicist could make the how argument from an evolutionary perspective.
- mfoy_ 8y agoYour initial point was that we should not assume "Evolution" means biological evolution. Let's remember that and proceed: In a pedantic sense, saying that "it evolved" means nothing because everything "evolved" for some suitable non-Darwinian interpretation of what "evolved" means. For example, if you're willing to not assume "Evolution" implies "biological evolution" then why not argue that woman evolved from man's rib as per the Bible and that man "evolved" from dirt? "Evolution" without explicit context, and perhaps additional qualification (e.g. "the evolution of our solar system") means that as much as it means nothing.