• Owl
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    152 months ago

    Reptile ? You mean dino

    • NegativeNullOP
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      112 months ago

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

      • Owl
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        132 months ago

        If birds are dinos, then dinos are reptiles

        ?

        • NegativeNullOP
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          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.

          • @[email protected]
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            92 months ago

            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.

            • NegativeNullOP
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              02 months ago

              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.

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                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

                • NegativeNullOP
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                  32 months 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
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            42 months ago

            But fish don’t exist.

  • @finitebanjo
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    62 months ago

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

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