Is artificial selection considered "evolution"?

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Is artificial selection considered "evolution"?

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RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"?

March 12, 2012 at 4:21 pm

There is no fundamental difference between the natural and the artificial. Human is natural, so everything humans is natural. Evolutioin by human selection is evolution by natural selection. Whether the agency is tiger or human breeder is immaterial.

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Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by DeistPaladin - March 12, 2012 at 2:22 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Minimalist - March 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by DeistPaladin - March 12, 2012 at 2:34 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Some guy - March 12, 2012 at 2:31 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Minimalist - March 12, 2012 at 2:37 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Tiberius - March 12, 2012 at 2:40 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Minimalist - March 13, 2012 at 6:22 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 13, 2012 at 7:16 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:21 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:23 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:27 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:32 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:41 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 4:52 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:43 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:44 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:45 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:47 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:49 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 4:53 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 4:53 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 5:06 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by reverendjeremiah - March 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:03 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 5:04 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:07 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 5:08 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:09 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 5:14 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:16 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 5:35 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:36 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 5:40 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 5:45 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 5:59 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by NoMoreFaith - March 12, 2012 at 5:49 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 6:04 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Modular Moog V - March 12, 2012 at 7:10 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 8:02 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 8:05 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Minimalist - March 12, 2012 at 8:08 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 8:15 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2012 at 8:44 pm

RE: Is artificial selection considered "evolution"? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2012 at 8:46 pm

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