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Evolution Versus Devolution
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What does evolution mean? What is evolution? Did humans evolve from apes? Does that mean that humans are better than apes? What does evolution mean really? Is evolution the process of adaptation, of adapting to climates, problems, things? Is adapting to situations better than not adapting to situations? Would creatures be better off if they were not adapting to their climate & to their predators? What does evolution mean? Does evolution mean that things are getting better?
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The word refers to two things: a change in the frequency of inheritable traits, and the theory that all life on Earth is descended from a single common ancestor.
No. We share a common ancestor with them.
No.
See above.
Yes. Or, rather, it's the mechanism by which species adapt to such things.
In terms of survival, yes.
No.
See above.
In terms of reproductive success, yes.
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Evolution just means change. It doesn't specify direction, ie, it doesn't say whether that change is "good" or "bad". Therefore, devolution is a nonsense word. Don't use nonsense words.
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Thread over.
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It could be supposed that things are improving but maybe there are optimal pain experience frequencies and thresholds such thay no matter how "perfect" we become we well always be more adapted if life is to a certain degree painful. Or if we get rid of pain genes our functionality will suffer. In koran it says we have kindled fire as a guide for travellers. I like the behaviourist reading. Ouches help to guide us.
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Wikipedia knows the answer. So do I, but I have better things to do than to explain it to you in terms you understand.
Read above.
No. They had a common ancestor.
If you want to understand evolution, you have to stop thinking of species getting better. They get better at survival and reproduction, that's all.
Asking the same question three times in one post is not going to increase the probability of getting it answered.
Roughly, yes, but that's hardly a definition.
It's better for survival.
Depends on your definition of better. If you think it's better for a species to go extinct, yes.
Really? The same question, four times, in one post?
No.
You, sir, have absolutely no understanding of the ToE, or of science in general.
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If I understood science, then I would not be the one asking the questions here.
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A fair point. But, your questions are more akin to one who is trying (and failing) to troll, rather than one who is genuinely interested in learning. I don't know of any country or culture where people genuinely think real-world evolution works like it does in Pokémon.
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Start on this page -> An introduction to evolution
Finish on this page -> Trends in evolution
And you'll have a better understanding of Evolution. At your given age, if you've graduated High School with an Average reading proficiency, you should be able to understand the material.
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The universe is winding down in the same way a wind-up watch does.
The religion of evolution is just a spin off of the whole Utopia ideal and contradicts real science.
The religion of evolution is just a spin off of the whole Utopia ideal and contradicts real science.
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