Before anyone comes for me, I grew up southern baptist – went to a private christian school & was homeschooled for a few years. The extent of my “science” education when it came to evolution & the origin of the universe was “if we came from monkeys why do monkeys still exist?” and “look at this galaxy that’s shaped like a cross, isn’t god amazing!!” I’m an atheist now and would like to have some sort of understanding of how our world came to be, but trying to figure it out as an adult with no real foundation has been incredibly difficult, and none of it’s making sense. I also know I’m asking a lot as all 3 of those subjects are pretty extensive, so if you know any good videos or books I’d love some recommendations!
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Biological evolution shares some similarities with linguistic evolution.
As groups separate, language changes either when a new word is needed or just randomly (slang).
After decades or centuries you have distinct languages. Some parts remain similar while others don’t.
Even within English it’s evolving. English from 200 years ago would be understood but with sheer focus.
Biological diversity needs to also survive its environment to continue.
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