Monday, July 20, 2009

Evolvement of the Species

With respect to a species, unlike traditional Evolution, Evolvement does not necessarily govern only its origin. It obtains in any kind of growth, including intra-species growth. For example, one point of agreement between Darwinism and Creationism regarding the origin of humanity is that it was a localized phenomenon--from one group of apes or the Garden of Eden. So, given the eventual ubiquity of the species on Earth, the two also must agree that early in human history there must have been a diasporatic stage. In contrast, there has been an unprecedented linking of the race underway over at least the past several centuries, such that global simultaneity is now possible in several media, especially on the internet. Hence, the human race has plainly undergone a massive diversification that is more recently being just as plainly met with a unification on a grand scale. In other words, the species has Evolved, i. e. increased Complexity, since its inception, and it remains to be seen to what extent this process will continue. The schematic point is that traditional Evolution entails some residual Platonism, because its developments are characterized only be changes of Form, e. g. ape to human. In contrast, in Evolvement, transitions are primarily Material, so it is only a question of convenience whether or not a development is an origin of a new species or the growth of an old one.

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