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-{{a|philosophy|[[File:Darwin fish.jpg|450px|frameless|center]]}}{{quote|“But if variations useful to any organic being do occur, assuredly individuals thus characterised will have the best chance of being preserved in the struggle for life; and from the strong principle of inheritance they will tend to produce offspring similarly characterised. This principle of preservation, I have called, for the sake of brevity, Natural Selection.”
+{{a|bi|[[File:Darwin fish.jpg|450px|frameless|center]]}}{{quote|“But if variations useful to any organic being do occur, assuredly individuals thus characterised will have the best chance of being preserved in the struggle for life; and from the strong principle of inheritance they will tend to produce offspring similarly characterised. This principle of preservation, I have called, for the sake of brevity, Natural Selection.”
 :— {{author|Charles Darwin}},  {{br|On the Origin of Species}}, Chapter 4}}Firstly, bad {{t|metaphor}} watch: be careful of using the word “evolve” when you mean “develop”. [[Evolution]] is the process of spawning and dying, and leaving it to the obstreperous gods of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water to figure out which, [[if any]], of your progeny should survive.
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