• galaxy_nova@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Shit guess I’m a plant then. I’m genuinely curious what in the world makes you think this for a second.

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              2 months ago

              Science is not the same as colloquial speech. Literally no one uses the word that way outside of a scientific setting.

              Also I’m not using Lemmy so maybe don’t pretend to be a pedantic authority on terminology while being so confidently incorrect.

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                2 months ago

                Goalpost: moved. Meaningless anecdote: used. You were literally talking about animal behavior that is inherently a scientific endeavor, saying no animal does that behavior besides orcas and saying “humans don’t count” is just wrong. You don’t get to choose colloquialism as a convenient out. I’m not sure what you’re trying to defend here. You’re adverse to humans being called animals? I don’t know why you’d think we’re so special if that’s the case.

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                  2 months ago

                  Literally none of that happened. Has anyone ever told you that you’re an incredibly and needlessly combative and pedantic person?