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Evolution of Behavior

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crashfrog
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09-13-2005 10:27 PM 		Reply to: Message 29 by igor_the_hero
09-13-2005 9:39 PM

That is merely the definition Darwin used.
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No, it's not.
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09-14-2005 7:45 AM 		Reply to: Message 31 by igor_the_hero
09-13-2005 10:39 PM

In the original copy of The Origins Of The Species, that is what Charles Darwin wrote.
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No, it's not.
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You can not deny that other scientists have said the same thing.
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I can, and do.
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09-14-2005 6:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 36 by igor_the_hero
09-14-2005 4:55 PM

To move lower is entropy confirming creation. To move in the same direction would not be a change, just a descendant. To move higher is evolution.
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Entropy refers to changes in the energy content of systems. Changes in the morphology over successive generations of a population are not changes in entropy.
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But none of that really address the point I made in my post, which is, you are wrong to attribute your quote to Darwin; he never wrote what you said he did.
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