(May 1, 2014 at 6:21 am)Chuck Wrote:Good ol phylogenetic cladistics. The fact that twin taxonomist would likely argue about who there own mother doesn't seem to help the creation crap fest.(April 30, 2014 at 9:34 pm)ThePaleolithicFreethinker Wrote: But humans are apes.
Yes, but that could only be definitively and unambiguously said under a new overarching system of classification of organism developed in the late 20th century.
Prior to that it was recognized humans and apes shared a recent ancestor, but whether humans themselves ought to be considered apes remained an open question, without a universally accepted definition of "ape" to adjudicate the answer.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
