Why do we believe that starburst galaxies represent a temporary stage in galaxy evolution?
A) We don't see any nearby starburst galaxies.
B) We observe starbursts to last only a few years at a time.
C) Such galaxies form stars at such a high rate that they would have consumed all their gas long ago if they had always been forming stars at this high rate.
D) All starburst galaxies look like normal spiral galaxies, aside from the starbursts.
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