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richardpway t1_iwaqz7i wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Over 50 species previously thought to be mute make sounds, according to a new study by BoundariesAreFun

It isn't that science is wrong. It is that science updates what it knows, when it learns what was believed to be true was incorrect. For thousands of years, many believed that because the old testament said insects had 4 legs, that the extra two appendages were non functional. But when someone realised the ancients were wrong, they changed their minds.

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danteheehaw t1_iwbcbye wrote

But the incest babies extra appendages are non functional. Clearly it was just a typo

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RobertBringhurst t1_iwbg1jy wrote

What? My daughter can use her tail to grab things. It's not very useful because it's really short, but it is functional.

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danteheehaw t1_iwbghdp wrote

Which daughter? The first one or the one that's also your daughter's mother

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