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Darwin cheerleaders tell us that humans are reptiles.
What's a reptile? According to OED, a reptile is:
So, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that humans are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
What's more, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that humans are "vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises." Thereby, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that the "class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises" is the class they call "Mammalia"--the class to which they say humans belong. Apparently, according to Darwin cheerleaders, the class they call "Mammalia" is one and the same with the class they call "Reptilia", since they tell us that humans are reptiles, and that the class to which reptiles belong is "Reptilia".
By telling us that humans are reptiles, either Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that "Mammalia" and "Reptilia" are merely two different names for one and the same class, or they are telling us that every human is a member of two classes--a class they call "Mammalia" and a class they call "Reptilia".
What's a reptile? According to OED, a reptile is:
a vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land. |
So, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that humans are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land.
What's more, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that humans are "vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises." Thereby, Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that the "class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises" is the class they call "Mammalia"--the class to which they say humans belong. Apparently, according to Darwin cheerleaders, the class they call "Mammalia" is one and the same with the class they call "Reptilia", since they tell us that humans are reptiles, and that the class to which reptiles belong is "Reptilia".
By telling us that humans are reptiles, either Darwin cheerleaders are telling us that "Mammalia" and "Reptilia" are merely two different names for one and the same class, or they are telling us that every human is a member of two classes--a class they call "Mammalia" and a class they call "Reptilia".
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