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Extinction Clock
« on: March 05, 2021, 08:22:16 AM »
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Re: Extinction Clock
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2021, 08:37:02 AM »
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Offline Darwins Selection

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Re: Extinction Clock
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2021, 10:05:00 AM »
"80% of Emperor penguins will be extinct"
How does a species become 'partially' extinct?
Extinction is a binary state, Emperor penguins either are or are not extinct.
It is like saying the author is 80% Moron, which is also incorrect. ::)
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Re: Extinction Clock
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2021, 10:07:07 AM »
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Re: Extinction Clock
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2021, 10:56:44 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 05, 2021, 10:05:00 AM
"80% of Emperor penguins will be extinct"
How does a species become 'partially' extinct?
Extinction is a binary state, Emperor penguins either are or are not extinct.
It is like saying the author is 80% Moron, which is also incorrect. ::)

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Offline apc2010

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Re: Extinction Clock
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2021, 11:10:51 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 05, 2021, 10:05:00 AM
"80% of Emperor penguins will be extinct"
How does a species become 'partially' extinct?
Extinction is a binary state, Emperor penguins either are or are not extinct.
It is like saying the author is 80% Moron, which is also incorrect. ::)

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