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Re: Nomina Dubia Part II: Rapator

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Subject: Re: Nomina Dubia Part II: Rapator
From: "T. Michael Keesey" <keesey@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:30:11 -0700
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On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Tim Williams <tijawi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at> Âwrote:
>
>> "A and B are different, but are they different enough to be
>> classified as separate genera?" is not a scientific
>> question.
>
> Sure it is. ÂIt may be subjective, but it is certainly scientific.

It's "scientific" in the sense of "related to science", but not in the
sense of "testable".
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T. Michael Keesey
Technical Consultant and Developer, Internet Technologies
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