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Should the term species be used?

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12-27-2010 6:44 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by wolfwing
12-27-2010 2:03 PM

We classify into species, in order to better organize biological data. It doesn't matter that the division points are somewhat arbitrary. What's important, is that they are useful.
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Should we give up our concept of length, because the division points on the ruler are arbitrary?
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12-29-2010 11:17 PM 		Reply to: Message 15 by wolfwing
12-28-2010 11:27 PM

wolfwing writes:
Einsteins theories replaced newtonian physics because they worked better in describing what was seen.
And modern cladistics replaced Linnean taxonomy.
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wolfwing writes:
Thats sorta what I feel here with the current definition or idea of species, that it's adequate in short time or snapshots, but doesn't erally work for long time in my mind.
If you can come up with a better idea, one that works better, you should try publishing it in a research journal.
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