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by TameAntelope 1693 days ago
For what it's worth, he could have said "Selective breeding IS evolution" and his comment would read the same. The point is that selective breeding is a subset of evolution, so attempting to ask, "Isn't this just selective breeding?" would be answered with a, "No, because selective breeding is a subset of evolution."

"Is this a rectangle or just a square?" "A square IS a rectangle."