Taxonomy: Leilani says ....
Mar 4, 2008 20:28:19 GMT -10
Post by unclemasa on Mar 4, 2008 20:28:19 GMT -10
Leilani says:
"'Taxonomy' needs to be replaced by 'Taxometry'."
"'Species' must be understood as a process concept."
"The concept of species is ash from a fire long dead ... cultural fallout from an age of faith."
"A species is a dead-ended hybrid."
"Species are an attempt to make the dynamic of evolution appear static ... bookmarks that drift among the pages."
"'Species' is the pin that sticks the beetle in the box .... where it dies."
"Species are like rituals ..... they give the illusion of permanence."
"Species designations have their purpose ..... a momentary freeze-frame that allows detailed examination of what was but is not now."
"Evolution is a river ....... species are glasses of water."
"'Taxonomy' needs to be replaced by 'Taxometry'."
"'Species' must be understood as a process concept."
"The concept of species is ash from a fire long dead ... cultural fallout from an age of faith."
"A species is a dead-ended hybrid."
"Species are an attempt to make the dynamic of evolution appear static ... bookmarks that drift among the pages."
"'Species' is the pin that sticks the beetle in the box .... where it dies."
"Species are like rituals ..... they give the illusion of permanence."
"Species designations have their purpose ..... a momentary freeze-frame that allows detailed examination of what was but is not now."
"Evolution is a river ....... species are glasses of water."
