Hi David, What do dictionaries have to do with DQ?
JOE On 3/21/12 1:15 PM, "david buchanan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do dictionaries define evolution? Is it "static" and "ever-changing"? > > > evolution |ˌevəˈloō sh ən|noun1 the process by which different kinds of living > organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms > during the history of the earth.The idea of organic evolution was proposed by > some ancient Greek thinkers but was long rejected in Europe as contrary to the > literal interpretation of the Bible. Lamarck proposed a theory that organisms > became transformed by their efforts to respond to the demands of their > environment, but he was unable to explain a mechanism for this. Lyell > demonstrated that geological deposits were the cumulative product of slow > processes over vast ages. This helped Darwin toward a theory of gradual > evolution over a long period by the natural selection of those varieties of an > organism slightly better adapted to the environment and hence more likely to > produce descendants. Combined with the later discoveries of the cellular and > molecular basis of genetics, Darwin's theory of evolution has, with some > modification, become the dominant unifying concept of modern biology.2 the > gradual development of something, esp. from a simple to a more complex form : > the forms of written languages undergoconstant evolution. > > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing > etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: h > ttp://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/a > rchives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
