Comments on: Ceci n’est pas un dodo http://www.hyam.net/blog/archives/242 "truly pathetic verbiage" Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: John Graybeal http://www.hyam.net/blog/archives/242/comment-page-1#comment-1003 John Graybeal Sat, 23 May 2009 19:57:12 +0000 http://www.hyam.net/blog/?p=242#comment-1003 ahh, but then you'll have to resolve the challenge: What constitutes a species? We are about to experience the vast unfolding of category-making, in animate and inanimate entities, that will lead us to despair of achieving consistency or clarity. Automated intelligence systems of the 22nd century will have much to mine, if the bits are still around. Linnaean taxonomy will always be around, it will just have lots of company. ahh, but then you’ll have to resolve the challenge: What constitutes a species?

We are about to experience the vast unfolding of category-making, in animate and inanimate entities, that will lead us to despair of achieving consistency or clarity. Automated intelligence systems of the 22nd century will have much to mine, if the bits are still around. Linnaean taxonomy will always be around, it will just have lots of company.

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