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Old 22nd November 2005, 06:54 AM   #715
Melendwyr
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Originally Posted by Mercutio View Post
Except on page 15 of this thread.
I said natural selection applies to all of those cases.

You said: "You are the one who said that Natural Selection does apply to each of those uses of the term 'evolve'."

My statement (which you quoted!): "Natural selection does apply to all of those situations."

The 'situations' referred to are the incidents mentioned in the cartoon. It's the use of 'evolve' in regards to those situations that's misleading, since evolution as a result of natural selection does not mean the same thing as the word in general English.
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