Natural selection is not the only process that changes organisms over …

Steven Pinker
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Natural selection is not the only process that changes organisms over time. But is the only process that seemingly designs organisms over time. ✨ Steven Pinker (2009). How the Mind Works, p.158, W. W. Norton & Company
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Natural selection is not the only process that changes organisms over time. But is the only process that seemingly designs organisms over time. ✨ Steven Pinker (2009). How the Mind Works, p.158, W. W. Norton & Company

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