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Author Topic:   Patterns and Tautologies (The Circular Logic of Homologies)
AlphaOmegakid
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Message 20 of 67 (476916)
07-28-2008 3:30 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Blue Jay
07-24-2008 2:20 PM


Special Request
Since this thread is in my honor, I would like to focus on what I feel the foundational concept of ToE, that of homologies. If we do a thread on all of these items, then I won't participate as the thread will be way too complicated.
So to clarify, Can we just focus on homologies?
If so, I claim that the widely used definition of homology as listed in Wiki and most science book texts presents a logical fallacy of circular reasoning.
wiki writes:
In evolutionary biology, homology has come to mean any similarity between characters that is due to their shared ancestry.
Homology - Wikipedia(biology)
I will be glad to defend this claim if Bluejay agrees to limit the discussion to homologies. I further agree to defend the other claims in due time, just not all at once.
Thanks

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AlphaOmegakid
Member (Idle past 2905 days)
Posts: 564
From: The city of God
Joined: 06-25-2008


Message 22 of 67 (476918)
07-28-2008 4:00 PM
Reply to: Message 21 by Blue Jay
07-28-2008 3:43 PM


Re: Special Request
Thanks Bluejay, just one more request. The title should be "The Circular Reasoning of Homologies. There is a big difference between a tautology and circular reasoning.
Also , be patient with me as today is just about over, and I won't have time to defend until tommorrow.

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