DocumentCode
970196
Title
The evolution of non-biological systems [Essay]
Author
Deutsch, Sid
Author_Institution
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now Polytechnic University of NYU)
Volume
27
Issue
6
fYear
2008
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
10
Abstract
I do not wish to trivialize Charles Darwin\´s great discovery: Evolution. In 1859, it was a revolutionary theory, but in today\´s sophisticated environment, biological evolution seems to be an obvious process. Succinctly summarized as "survival of the fittest," it has become much more than a "theory." The "theory" view is deprecatingly offered by scientific illiterates. My argument is that evolution is a natural law. First, it is a law because there are no exceptions; by definition, the survivors of any system are the elements that were the fittest. Second, it is "natural" because it is a law that applies to all mechanical and/or chemical systems. These are arrangements in which several outcomes can occur but, gradually, the "unfittest" outcomes are eliminated. The "natural law" is not restricted to living creatures.
Keywords
Atomic measurements; Electrons; Equations; Evolution (biology); Hydrogen; Moon; Planetary orbits; Planets; Satellites; Sun;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Potentials, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-6648
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPOT.2008.930063
Filename
4663263
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