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The problem is that if you can't tell two similar-looking birds apart then you won't notice (or care) when one disappears. Names are important for this reason,
by exhilaration 9y ago
The problem is that if you can't tell two similar-looking birds apart then you won't notice (or care) when one disappears. Names are important for this reason, they force you to identify the differences between animals, to tell one apart from another, and thereby appreciate the diversity of life around you - a diversity that is rapidly vanishing.
- 24gttghh 9y agoAn excellent point! Since the Big Bang, our universe has been getting more and more complex, from particles, to atoms, to molecules, to the incredible diversity of life we see today, which yes is under great threat today. Putting a name on that diversity simply shows us our place in this complex universe.