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multiple meanings, not easy to keep track of which meaning is being used
The '''definition of evolution''' is itself part of the controversy over evolution. Several different meanings have been and still are used. [[Creationist]]s charge that evolutionists often equivocate between different meanings<ref>See, for example, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2891#Definitions Definitions as slippery as eels] in ''Who’s really pushing ‘bad science’?'', by Jonathan Sarfati.</ref>, while [[evolutionist]]s acknowledge that not clearly defining the term leads to confusion.<ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-definition.html What is Evolution?] by Laurence Moran.</ref>
The word '''"evolution"''' as used in [[Biology]] and in the [[Orgins debate]] has multiple meanings. It is not easy to keep track of which meaning is being used.
''definition of evolution''' is itself part of the controversy over evolution. Several different meanings have been and still are used. [[Creationist]]s charge that evolutionists often equivocate between different meanings<ref>See, for example, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2891#Definitions Definitions as slippery as eels] in ''Who’s really pushing ‘bad science’?'', by Jonathan Sarfati.</ref>, while [[evolutionist]]s acknowledge that not clearly defining the term leads to confusion.<ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-definition.html What is Evolution?] by Laurence Moran.</ref>
== Etymology==
== Etymology==