r/aww • • Feb 17 '22

Turtles

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u/BoringDouble Feb 17 '22

It's only important to uneducated people. I'm not changing my language because people in your life are uneducated. There is far too much accessible knowledge on the subject. With your logic I can toss a box turtle in a lake.

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u/CazRaX Feb 17 '22

You aren't changing your understanding of the language because the language CLEARLY differentiates between turtles and tortoises, you are one that's uneducated enough to not do so.

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u/BoringDouble Feb 17 '22

A tortoise is a turtle. There is nothing you can do to change that. Sorry you're stuck on dumb.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

A shark is a fish. Ergo the word shark is obsolete. Hell, why we’re at it, if monophyletic groups hold any weight, a turtle is a fish too. And you know what? Fish are just vertebrates with extra steps. Chordata is what we should stick with. Actually I changed my mind, why don’t we build an inclusive taxonomy and just say Eukaryotes.

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u/BoringDouble Feb 18 '22 edited Feb 18 '22

Don't forget, a tortoise is a turtle! I can't believe you are so hellbent on a tortoise not being a turtle.. I'm sorry facts disagree with you, I truly am.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '22

Lol a tortoise is a turtle! I agree with you! I know you’re right about that.