Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-03-22]: After gennetical testing, scientists found that the albatross of the Amsterdam island is a new species of Albatross than the normal wandering Albatross [source:
BBc news]. But wait a moment. What did they just say? That this ALBATROSS is a new species of...ALBATROSS? Isn't that the...same thing? Science and philosophy are very must dependent on proper and exact definitions. And we must be careful when we talk about such matters, or else we are in danger of becoming ridiculous. No matter how good a theory is, we may risk destroying it if we are not carefulll enough...
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