Evolution vs Natural Selection
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Most of us hear the word "evolution" and think of the process by which species change andadapt and maybe turn into other species or go extinct - but that's specifically the evolutionof life forms by means of natural selection. The word "evolution" in general just means"change or development", and there are plenty of other things that can evolve, or change,and in plenty of other ways.For example, the universe can evolve, that is, change, according to the laws of physics- galaxies form, planets and moons orbit, stars explode, etc. This doesn't mean there'sany sort of cosmic "survival of the fittest" going on - that would be natural selection,not evolution. Similarly, th...
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Most of us hear the word "evolution" and think of the process by which species change andadapt and maybe turn into other species or go extinct - but that's specifically the evolutionof life forms by means of natural selection. The word "evolution" in general just means"change or development", and there are plenty of other things that can evolve, or change,and in plenty of other ways.For example, the universe can evolve, that is, change, according to the laws of physics- galaxies form, planets and moons orbit, stars explode, etc. This doesn't mean there'sany sort of cosmic "survival of the fittest" going on - that would be natural selection,not evolution. Similarly, th...
