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From: padraig@utastro.UUCP (Padraig Houlahan)
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Subject: Re: Just get even ... NEW AND IMPROVED!  BUY NOW AND WE WILL GIVE YOU ABSOLUTELY FREE YOUR VERY OWN DEFINITION OF EVOLUTION!
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Date: Wed, 8-May-85 14:45:13 EDT
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> Yes!  Believe it or not ... evolution is a concept that covers EVERYTHING
> in some general sense.  (It is not meant to figure out specifically whether
> you will be hungry on Tuesday, May 4, 2007, at 4:22pm in the afternoon.)
> Evolution for all practical purposes is the natural flow of things.  In
> simple terms, this means that at any point in time, there is a set of con-
> ditions that will determine the next set of conditions.  The movement to-
> ward the next set of conditions is governed by natural laws.  It is a duty
> of science to find as many of these laws as possible.
> 
> Sooo, in short, a reasonable (yes, reasonable.  what do you expect for
> something that's free.) definition of evolution is:  the natural flow
> of things.
> 
> All complains, gripes, threats, etc... welcome.
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> 
> Live long and prosper, but don't evolve;
> you might get some people very upset!
> 
> Keebler { hua@cmu-cs-gandalf.arpa }

I strongly disagree with this definition of evolution. The problem with it
is that there are many different concepts associated with the word 
'evolution' and your definition fails to emphasize the biological concept
which this news group is primarily concerned with. The "natural flow
of things" is not accurate for this discussion.

Padraig Houlahan.