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jaydnul
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I've always thought that evolution was this mysterious property of the universe and that natural selection was almost a separate theory. Now that I look more into it, i can almost always rationalize an answer as to why a property of life is the way it is by natural selection. For example, i always thought that it was strange that life had such a strong attraction for sex. But then if you think about it, that is the single most predominant characteristic that would be passed on. Our ancestors who didn't really care for sex didn't have the opportunity to pass on those passive sexual characteristics. Anyways, my question is this: are evolution and natural selection different subjects that happen to intertwine once in a while or is natural selection the way ALL of evolution takes place? If so, how was the first single cell evolved by natural selection? If not, how does the separate theory of evolution operate? Charges repelling and attracting each other in certain configurations? I hope I'm being clear. Thanks