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Does natural selection have a goal?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No. Just like getting wet is the effect sorted by rain hitting the ground, natural selection is the effect that happens when variant organisms compete for resources. It's not a thing in itself; it's a term for describing how things turn out when certain conditions occur.

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