Folks; the originator of this thread has not posted here for over four months. Arguing with sog345 is a bit redundant.
It was pointed out very early in the thread, with a quite careful and dispassionate post in
Message 12, that the word "evolution" is used in various contexts. Biological evolution and stellar evolution are both terms in good standing within the scientific community for two different models working in different domains. I don't think anyone here needs to be persuaded that biological evolution is a different thing from stellar evolution, or that biological evolution is essentially unaffected by the various competing notions that have been used in cosmology over the last century or so.
Perception of a philosophical common ground with various different scientific models for "evolution" in the general sense of "change" is a rather subjective impression. I don't think we need to persuade anyone that such a perception is "right" or "wrong".
I am inclined to simply close this thread; but I'll leave it for just a bit.
If anyone wants to discuss cosmology, I'm all for it. This particular forum is here for that purpose, and it is one of my personal favourite subjects. But in this thread we are presently spinning wheels and chasing phantoms. If anyone has some specific topic they'd like to consider, I think a new thread should be proposed.
Cheers -- AdminSylas
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