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View Poll Results: Is the notion of natural selection a tautology
Yes 2 13.33%
No 7 46.67%
I've got to ask my mom if she'll let me play with tautologies. 6 40.00%
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Why use a tautology when it takes hardly any effort to give a clarification of what you mean?
I am not "using" a tautology. I am not thinking, "Hmmm, I am supposed to be explaining natural selection, so instead of describing it in a full way with reference to other concepts in evolution, I will just use a tautology." I actually believe the definition of Natural Selection to be a tautology.
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I am not "using" a tautology. I am not thinking, "Hmmm, I am supposed to be explaining natural selection, so instead of describing it in a full way with reference to other concepts in evolution, I will just use a tautology." I actually believe the definition of Natural Selection to be a tautology.
Anything can be defined using a tautology.
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