Nested Hierarchies

A demonstration of a nested hierarchy, and a deconstruction of Creationist abuse of this concept. I also show how nested hierarchies can be used to predict specific characteristics of ancestral intermediates.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• nested
• hierarchy
• tree
• life
• creationism
• evolution
• tiktaalik
• gerobatrachus
• darwinism

[CrownIdeas]

what if we find Tiktallik alive in well off the coast of antartica like the coelecanth was? And what if it swims like a fish like the coelacanth does? I think that if you apply the same rules to the development of transportation instead of superficial characteristics like cd players you could make a nested heirarchy work on autmobiles.

[phoenixshade3]

@CrownIdeas

If we discovered a living specimen similar to the fossilized specimens of Tiktaalik (and against your Coelacanth argument, 1st: No one ever proposed the it didn't swim; and 2nd: living coelacantha have significant differences from modern ones), that would have NO BEARING on the discussion in my video. Their existence was PREDICTED, based on principles of evolution. Creationism on the other hand has NO SUCH PREDICTIVE VALUE. In other words, it still wouldn't be science.

[mtanti87]

"It's still a fish!"

And you're still a moron, no matter how scientific you try to sound.

You know creationists really make me doubt evolution. Could these people be the product of billions of years of selection?? I think they were created by god, separately from the rest of human kind.

[phoenixshade3]

Let's see... looking back over the comments here to date, 24 directly comment on the video quality. 23 are positive. ONE (yours) is negative. Looks like you stand corrected, whether you choose to admit it or not.

Rather than resorting to infantile personal attacks, why don't you instead refute any of the points made in the video?? Is it perhaps because you CAN'T, so playground tactics is all you have left?

[mtanti87]

What? I wasn't talking about the video, I was agreeing with it by criticizing creationists. lol you got the complete opposite of what I meant. I loved the video!

[phoenixshade3]

Sorry... your post didn't show up as a reply to someone else's comment. It looked like it was directed at me.

[Slip536]

Outstanding video. Thank you for a well done and informative production. Have an "upvote" and a "kudos" while I'm at it. Thanks from Texas. We're not all inbred hillbillies, but we are related to them.

[finderfinder100]

Good video

[Memeticemetic]

Well done, sir. Thank you for helping me to understand exactly what the "nested" part of "nested hierarchy" really means. For some reason I just couldn't quite grok it previously. It's a simple concept to be sure, but I suppose I must just be a simple man.  Anyhoo, thanks again, mate.

[alexandersydney]

its a nice video but don't you think that these fools can be left alone to find their own fate?

[gamesbok]

@CrownIdeas

[MumblingMickey]

I'm unsure how I missed your channel thus far...needless to say that situation is now rectified... subscribed.

[Korkzor]

Excellent video.

[Houshalter]

@CrownIdeas, ERVs have no purpose, they are never activated, and they have DNA that only viruses have but isn't found anywhere else in the genome. So you fail again. Now next time don't make such outrageous claims without backing it up with evidence. The only one putthing things through a lense is you. "Evolutionists" (whatever the hell that means) only beleive in things supported by evidence. All relevant evidence supports evolution. End of story.