[Taxacom] Phylogenetic Classification?

[John Grehan]

Thomas,

What is the scientific dogma of classification (and phylogeny) that you
follow?

John Grehan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-
> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Lammers
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:24 AM
> To: Richard Zander
> Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Phylogenetic Classification?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Zander <Richard.Zander at mobot.org>
> > I abhor creationism, and am sorry that it is such a scary thing in
> > California. On the other hand, classification is the basis for
> > scientific study of nature, biodiversity, and natural processes.
> > Classification by holophyly is a major disaster for Western
> > science. And it is happening now.
> 
> Agreed.  The threat to science of the patrently unscientific dogma of
> cladistic classification is FAR greater  than creationism.
Creationism is
> an external threat, championed by a few religious nuts. Cladistic
> classification is a rot from within, championed by alleged scientists.
> 
> No one has yet explained to me what scientific principle paraphyletic
> groups violate.   No one has yet explained to me why we can only
bestow
> names on holophyletic taxa.  Oh, I hear lots of words, but they are
devoid
> of meaning.  They are pious blather.
> 
> Some day, cladistic classification will join its philosophical kin
> Phlogiston Theory, Lysenkoism, and Hollow Earth Theory on the scrap
heap
> of history.
> 
> Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.
> 
> Associate Professor and Curator of the Herbarium
> Department of Biology and Microbiology
> University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
> 
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