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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8087773" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Sure, but you realize that even a cursory consideration questions whether that's a meaningful number in and of itself?</p><p></p><p>Species A was on the planet for one million years. Species B was on the planet for 500,000. So what? What are you supposed to get from this? That A was somehow better at life than B? Okay, fine. Let's say that.</p><p></p><p>But, what if we look and see that Species A lived in a time of little change in the environment or the other life around it. And Species B lived in a time of great upheaval and change. Does it mean something different now? Now... maybe B was more impressive, for having done the feat it did, considering the time? Okay, fine, that makes sense. Let's say that!</p><p></p><p>Oh, wait. But we find that while Species B was living in a time of climate upheaval and change... none of the other species around it found much need to change, either. Everyone got through that half-million years okay. So, maybe Species B really isn't all that impressive after all?</p><p></p><p>Raw and simple data outside of its context doesn't usually reveal a whole heck of a lot about the natural world. If we want to make a declaration, and we find a simple measure right at hand... that's kind of a sign that maybe we are assuming our conclusion from the start, rather than having our mind open to figure out first what our question really ought to be...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8087773, member: 177"] Sure, but you realize that even a cursory consideration questions whether that's a meaningful number in and of itself? Species A was on the planet for one million years. Species B was on the planet for 500,000. So what? What are you supposed to get from this? That A was somehow better at life than B? Okay, fine. Let's say that. But, what if we look and see that Species A lived in a time of little change in the environment or the other life around it. And Species B lived in a time of great upheaval and change. Does it mean something different now? Now... maybe B was more impressive, for having done the feat it did, considering the time? Okay, fine, that makes sense. Let's say that! Oh, wait. But we find that while Species B was living in a time of climate upheaval and change... none of the other species around it found much need to change, either. Everyone got through that half-million years okay. So, maybe Species B really isn't all that impressive after all? Raw and simple data outside of its context doesn't usually reveal a whole heck of a lot about the natural world. If we want to make a declaration, and we find a simple measure right at hand... that's kind of a sign that maybe we are assuming our conclusion from the start, rather than having our mind open to figure out first what our question really ought to be... [/QUOTE]
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