• oo1@lemmings.world
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    3 days ago

    I think their research is empirically falsified already. If chimp = monkey, then “simian” is reasonable generalisation of “monkey” - also that reflects a lot of real english speakers usage of the words.

    A less than infinite number of simians have already done it once.

    Not to mention that I think they’re assuming no evolution. Fucking chriatian fundamentalists.

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      2 days ago

      A less than infinite number of simians have already done it once.

      And how likely is it that it’ll be done again identically by a finite set of simians?

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      3 days ago

      Not to mention that I think they’re assuming no evolution. Fucking chriatian fundamentalists.

      Wut.