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If I assert that a man runs, I might mean that he flows under pressure, but you would probably interpret me to mean that he moves quickly on his feet. "An organ
by comicjk 12y ago
If I assert that a man runs, I might mean that he flows under pressure, but you would probably interpret me to mean that he moves quickly on his feet. "An organism evolving" similarly tends toward one particular meaning. When you then say you mean to be "within the bounds of scientific discourse," how can you blame someone for thinking you are using the scientific definition?
- sophacles 12y agoWhen you then say you mean to be "within the bounds of scientific discourse," I said no such thing. I am not the person who used the word "evolve". I merely am capable of understanding that sometimes pedantry doesn't actually help anything.
- saraid216 12y agoSo why did you respond to pedantry with more pedantry?
- mrqwerty 12y agoEvolve means gradual change to me. For the more sophisticated amongst us, we are able to take the root meaning of the word and understand it's implication in different contexts.
- sophacles 12y agoMy statement sometimes pedantry doesn't actually help anything implies that sometimes it does help things. IMO this was one of those occasions.