From: John Cuccia 

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:25:35 -0400, "Robert Comer"
 wrote:

>>In nature, species don't devolve, they become extinct
>
>Not if that devolution is better for survival, witness any number of aquatic
>mammals...

I think those are cases of evolution filling environmental niches.

As a matter for fact, I'm not sure what "devolution" means, or if
it exists at all.  I think that Geo uses the term to mean moving from
complexity to simplicity, but that is simply an evolutionary process
selecting a more viable solutions.

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