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Evolution of Behavior

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09-13-2005 9:28 PM

Reply to: Message 27 by igor_the_hero
09-13-2005 9:14 PM

the basic definition of evolution is,"the process from a lower life form to a higher one."

That isn't the definition. Rather, it is usually defined as common descent, and change over time. There is no a priori definition of "higher" and no specified direction for evolution.

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