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Your definition of evolution is incorrect. Evolution is a process which occurs in any system that has: * replication * selection pressure * variation No cl
by DavidSJ 18y ago
Your definition of evolution is incorrect. Evolution is a process which occurs in any system that has:
* replication
* selection pressure
* variation
No claims about that system's progeny are made by evolution.
- RK 18y agoEvolution simply means change over time. Your description is more akin to natural selection as a mechanism for evolution.
- DavidSJ 18y agoWords have multiple definitions. Yes, "evolution" simply meant change over time, prior to Darwin's publication of the Theory of Evolution. In the context of this conversation, "evolution" refers to the process Darwin was describing, but in reference to digital individuals rather than biological organisms. Certainly, the word "evolution" in none of its permutations describes how the process started.