(June 12, 2017 at 8:06 am)Little Rik Wrote:(June 11, 2017 at 1:18 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: erm...evolution is a directionless process. 'Devolution' is a nonsense word. If humans began to get hairier, walked more stooped over, developed smaller brain cases, and in other ways became more ape-like, it would still be properly called 'evolution'.
Boru
No, Bor.
Devolution is not a nonsense word.
It is just the opposite of evolution.
Not according physical science but according the reality of going forward or going backward.
It is a wonder how easily Rik is able to counter your argument, Boru. Over against repeated attempts to point out the way "evolution" is used to describe the (directionless) change in morphology of life forms over time, Rik has merely to state and restate his own naive interpretation of the word. I'm sure if this were happening in person he would not only repeat it often but also louder in order to persuade us.
