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Parasomnium
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Message 100 of 159 (271958)
12-23-2005 9:07 AM
Reply to: Message 98 by Carico
12-23-2005 8:53 AM


Toyotas and Cars
Carico writes:
If we're apes, then why can't we breed with apes?
We have told you a thousand times that 'apes' is not a species.
Every Toyota is a car. Not every car is a Toyota.
Every human is an ape. Not every ape is a human.
Your question "If we're apes, then why can't we breed with apes?" is like asking "If my Toyota is a car, then why doesn't it come from a car factory?". It does come from a car factory, as long as you mean the Toyota car factory. Likewise, we can breed with apes, as long as they are human apes.
Try to fathom this, it is essential for any meaningful discussion about humans and apes.
The brainwasher convinces people that he is omniscient, so the people he brainwashes think everything he says is right, even to the point of absurdity!
Finally something we agree on!
This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 23-Dec-2005 02:19 PM

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Parasomnium
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Message 150 of 159 (273289)
12-27-2005 5:15 PM
Reply to: Message 136 by Carico
12-24-2005 4:40 PM


Question for Carico
Carico,
Would you do me a favour and classify the species listed at the end of this post into three groups? You may group them any way you like, and give the groups any description you like, as long as you can give a reason for why you put each species into a certain group. And the only other condition is that no group may contain less than two species.
To give you an example of what I mean, here is a list of species:
salmon, wasp, tiger, snake, vulture, wolf, sparrow
and here is a possible grouping:
[salmon, snake]=animals without legs; [tiger, wolf]=furry animals; [wasp, vulture, sparrow]=flying animals
Here is another possibility:
[salmon, snake, wasp]=animals with cold blood; [tiger, wolf]=animals with four legs; [vulture, sparrow]=animals with feathers
Now you. Here are your species:
dog, horse, cow, human, pig, cat, gorilla
And please remember, no group may contain less than two species.
Good luck.
{edited to change shark to salmon}
This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 27-Dec-2005 10:33 PM

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