Why is evolving always discussed as though the species was making conscious choices about the best attributes?
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How would you have worded it? URL appears to be down, so all I have is the title and tweet, I'm case there's more I'm missing.
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Was able to open it. I think you misunderstand what they're saying, or you're reading too far into it. There's no suggestion of choice.
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Right. I read it as environmental conditions cause evolutionary pressure. That is, a change in snail trait caused the sub-set of the large-beaked bird to flourish, while the smaller-beaked faltered.
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Exactly. They specifically state that natural selection played a role, as large-beaked birds were able to reproduce.
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I took exception to the paragraph that starts by saying scientists don't know how the birds are pulling it off. Choice language is a common device in articles like this -- and really just a personal pet peeve -- which is clearly shared by no one.

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I'm with you. Much of the language implies a conscience decision to evolve.
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So very interesting!
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Then things looked...beak.
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The beaks evolved. The kitesdid not evolve them. There was no intention there
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The beaks didn’t evolve. It was god’s plan lol
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Evolution, as explained, has no facts to support it, other than these scientific ones: “A long time ago,” “Somehow” “Probably” “in a murky pool” “At just the right time” “Must have occurred” etc.
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