Klear@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoFuck paraphyletic groupsi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down17
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minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 year agoAnd I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoNo such things as trees either…
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is the one that breaks my brain
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoBelieving people who say that sort of thing about the meaning of perfectly cromulent words like “fish”, “bird”, and “berry” is like going to the butcher shop to learn about horsemanship.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWell, neither option is helpful. I’m going with “dinosaurs are dinosaurs!”
minus-squarePoem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoSome dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoTechnically? All dinosaurs are fish. You are a fish. But you are not a dinosaur.
And I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
Rimmer was right!
No such things as trees either…
This is the one that breaks my brain
Believing people who say that sort of thing about the meaning of perfectly cromulent words like “fish”, “bird”, and “berry” is like going to the butcher shop to learn about horsemanship.
Nuts!
Well, neither option is helpful.
I’m going with “dinosaurs are dinosaurs!”
Now that’s just silly.
Some dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
Technically? All dinosaurs are fish. You are a fish. But you are not a dinosaur.