Re: Why does the theory of Common Descent conjoined to Linnaeus's

John Harshman wrote:
(M)-adman wrote:
John Harshman wrote:
T Pagano wrote:

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LINNAEUS'S CLASSIFICATION SCHEME IS NOT A LINEAL DESCENT MAP

It should be recalled that the "tree-like" structure of
Linnaeus's classification scheme is only one of several graphical
representations of the relationship between the similarities of
various populations. The graphical relationships prove nothing
about the actual relationship or the causal historical
relationship between those populations, if any.
If so, you should be able to come up with a different scheme than
a tree of descent that explains the ordering of characters into a
nested hierarchy. What is that scheme?


"Each after His Kind"

That doesn't explain the nested hierarchy at all. If anything, it
would explain unconnected species. You are even farther out of your
league than Tony is.

You are missing how wide "each after his kind" can be

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