Klear@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8か月前Fuck paraphyletic groupsi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down17
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minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·8か月前And I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8か月前This is the one that breaks my brain
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·8か月前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.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8か月前Well, neither option is helpful. I’m going with “dinosaurs are dinosaurs!”
minus-squarePoem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8か月前Some dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8か月前Technically? 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.