Invertebrate

... i.e. a new species has new traits that are not present in the antecedent species thus NS is invalid as it cannot account for speciation But invertebrate by definition means “not a vertebrate.” Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. Thus the example ...

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... i.e. a new species has new traits that are not present in the antecedent species thus NS is invalid as it cannot account for speciation But invertebrate by definition means “not a vertebrate.” Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. Thus the example ...

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... And below Gould talks about phylum BUT scientists cannot tell us what a species or phylum is Consider another example: “vertebrates evolved from invertebrates.” But invertebrate by definition means “not a vertebrate.” Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. ...

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... to traits.. it is genetic material that is passed on (ie genes, promoters, etc) NOT traits. Consider another example: “vertebrates evolved from invertebrates.” But invertebrate by definition means “not a vertebrate.” Semantics. This is equivalent to claiming that starfish must have evolved from ...

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... not present in the antecedent species thus NS is invalid as it cannot account for speciation Consider another example: “vertebrates evolved from invertebrates.” But invertebrate by definition means “not a vertebrate.” Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. ...

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