parsimony/biology

[Curtis Clark]

At 03:15 PM 2/28/01, Kirk Fitzhugh wrote:
>  My suggestion is that patterns don't
>arise from homology or cladograms, but are explanations of patterns that we
>summarize in the form of applying the same names to properties. I agree
>with you that pattern recognition is fundamental, otherwise there is no
>impetus for explaining. This does not, however, mean that cladograms are
>the patterns in need of explanation, but are the explanations.

Okay, now I understand. Makes perfect sense.


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