• DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This bias is to biology only found in our experience. What if theres an alien physiology that ruins this argument.

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      2 days ago

      No alien species counts as an animal taxinomically. A similar extraterrestrial ecosystem would likely result in reclassifications to add planet of greatest ancestral origin. Life seeders would make taxonomy even harder.

    • _stranger_@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I’d argue centaur world is its own tree of life until proof exists that earth life and centaur world life had a common ancestor.

    • Naz@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      sigh Okay scientist, you can look at my dragon dick

      … For science

      “Wait, what’s the mould for?”