If you refer to the “pace of evolution” I should hope that mass extinctions count as rapid evolution.
I wouldn’t. That’s just loss. If your planet was hit by a supernova, would you call that rapid evolution?
I’ve been quite specific. I’m talking about the accumulation of information in the DNA of all organisms.
Don’t call it “evolution”, then—or people will get very confused. Evolution is about change—not about gain or loss. Check with the definition of the term.
I wouldn’t. That’s just loss. If your planet was hit by a supernova, would you call that rapid evolution?
I’ve been quite specific. I’m talking about the accumulation of information in the DNA of all organisms.
Don’t call it “evolution”, then—or people will get very confused. Evolution is about change—not about gain or loss. Check with the definition of the term.