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Hydra

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3. The term "evolving" has been pretty abused lately too

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:01 AM

Jul 2015

But I suppose it will do- people don't need to actually change their minds for it to be a positive contribution to a movement- they just need to be quiet about it.

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whenever someone says they evolved [View all] DonCoquixote Jul 2015 OP

I am evolving right out of TV. oldandhappy Jul 2015 #1

I left all tv news and talk behind 15 years ago, LWolf Jul 2015 #10

television is a vile suckhole Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #12

I learn, think, and change my mind with education Half-Century Man Jul 2015 #2

exactly fizzgig Jul 2015 #4

The term "evolving" has been pretty abused lately too Hydra Jul 2015 #3

It kind of just means their thinking has improved, maybe because of better info? merrily Jul 2015 #5

Evolution is a change in group traits because of natural selection. Igel Jul 2015 #6

personally, i blame Pokemon for a lot of the confusion 0rganism Jul 2015 #7

I am kind of skeptical about sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #8

When people say they have evolved on the issue they are not using the biological sense of the word. Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #9

Your flaw is predicating your dislike of its use on only the definition associated with science. LanternWaste Jul 2015 #11

"I changed my mind because I was stupid and wrong"... lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #13