Re: Philidor: No Class

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> Because the Linnaean system has been adapted with ease to present
> understanding,

Nonsense. For example, it still has ranks that mean nothing. These ranks are
the only reason that paraphyletic taxa are required, and that many
holophyletic taxa cannot be named. This is totally at odds with our needs.
Away with it.

> its acceptance and understanding still universal,

Acceptance? As you see, not universal anymore. Understanding? Has anyone
ever understood the meaning of ranks (apart from those people who thought
they were discovering God's creation plan)? I haven't.

> Unlike esperanto, the alternative cladistic language has no universality.

We're working on it. Right now. :-)

>  As Jefferson had learned in politics, acceptance is the key
> to effectiveness.

Of course. We're working on it. We're even trying to explain it to you, to
get your acceptance.

Yeah, ah... dinosaurs. :-)