← Back to context Comment by hansifer 3 months ago Possibly you're over-reading, but definitely you didn't answer my question. 3 comments hansifer Reply smitty1e 3 months ago More explicitly, then, "evolutionary" implies some grasp of a direction toward which things evolve.Otherwise, it's just so many chemical reactions. MattPalmer1086 3 months ago Evolution does not imply direction at all. Only change under selection pressure. There is no direction things are moving towards. smitty1e 3 months ago Serious question: how can one be sure that there is "evolution" occuring?
smitty1e 3 months ago More explicitly, then, "evolutionary" implies some grasp of a direction toward which things evolve.Otherwise, it's just so many chemical reactions. MattPalmer1086 3 months ago Evolution does not imply direction at all. Only change under selection pressure. There is no direction things are moving towards. smitty1e 3 months ago Serious question: how can one be sure that there is "evolution" occuring?
MattPalmer1086 3 months ago Evolution does not imply direction at all. Only change under selection pressure. There is no direction things are moving towards. smitty1e 3 months ago Serious question: how can one be sure that there is "evolution" occuring?
More explicitly, then, "evolutionary" implies some grasp of a direction toward which things evolve.
Otherwise, it's just so many chemical reactions.
Evolution does not imply direction at all. Only change under selection pressure. There is no direction things are moving towards.
Serious question: how can one be sure that there is "evolution" occuring?