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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's tempting to repost this in linuxmemes

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If birds are dinos, then dinos are reptiles, and therefore birds are reptiles

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If birds are dinos, then dinos are reptiles

?

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Birds are a clade of dinosaurs ( a child group). In exactly the same way, dinosaurs are a clade of reptiles. So by extension, birds are a clade of reptiles.

You and I are also walking fish.

[–] Portosian@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they were pointing out the structural issue with your statement. They info you are attempting to convey is correct. Your ability to do so is questionable.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If birds are dinos, then dinos are reptiles

I'm not sure what is structurally wrong with that statement. Birds are dinosaurs (most people know this by now). Using the exact same logic, dinosaurs are reptiles as well.

[–] Portosian@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

a= "birds are dinos"

b= "dinos are reptiles"

c= "birds are reptiles"

Structure: If a then b, therefore c

a does not imply b without an additional statement (which we can assume from the rest would be "because birds are reptiles")

You've basically just said birds are reptiles because birds are reptiles

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I see. Thank you you for that explanation. I was letting inference do some heavy lifting. (and yes, I'm not a great communicator)

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

But fish don't exist.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's no such thing as a fish.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

We're worms too!

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You can't evolve out of a clade ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Not with that attitude.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Clint's Reptiles told me that. I love this YouTube channel and his energy and love for all animals.

Not affiliated, just a fan 😅

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll have to check that channel out

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago

Come back afterwards and tell me what you think

[–] Varcour@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Then how did different clades evolve?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

By getting in early, and having a lot of child branches on the tree of life

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

The ancestors of birds were reptiles. No matter how different they are from their ancestors, they're still reptiles. They're birds as well, but being different doesn't mean they left the clade.

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 1 points 2 years ago

Its ok, he switched to linux.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

And here I thought the evolutionary split between feathers and armor plates was what separated modern birds and reptiles.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Not alligators?

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago

And it's not the original penguin ™️

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And here I was looking for Saddam

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Saddam was in its belly. I've highlighted here: