Richard Simons
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Daniel: | Quote | But the nested hierarchy was developed to classify organisms before Darwin's time!
Ever heard of Linnaeus?
So how then can it be a prediction of Darwinism?
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Because the theory of evolution predicted that all aspects of organisms follow the same nested hierarchy. This has proven to be true, even for chemicals such as cytochrome C and DNA that were completely unknown 150 years ago. It is also generally true as regards anatomy, physiology, parasites, diseases and biogeography. That is why it is possible to predict, for example, that bonobos will have the same broken vitamin C gene as we do and elephants will not. That is why researchers looked amongst the apes to find something similar to HIV rather than doing a massive survey of rabbits.
Linnaeus was a creationist, as was virtually everyone of his day, and likely used a nested hierarchy as a tool rather than to indicate genuine relationships. Have you any evidence that he used it to make predictions?
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All sweeping statements are wrong.
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