A poker game has hands. A watch has hands. A person has hands. Therefore all must share a common ancestor, right? That's inductive reasoning.
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Just to clarify, this is actually something explained by "convergent evolution". Just like how birds and mammals both have 4 chamber hearts, but the most recent common ancestor they have actually had a 3 chamber heart.
Interesting, no?
Wow.. So by the same logic you, a colostomy bag, and a toilet share a common ancestor as you are both full of...
I would imagine linguistics would be beyond someone of this reasoning capacity. And I'm right!
"A poker game has hands. A watch has hands. A person has hands. Therefore all must share a common ancestor, right? That's inductive reasoning."
No, that's ignorance and stupidity.
No, that's just multiple definitions of the same word:
hand /hænd/
noun
1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates.
3. a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon.
4. something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock.
5. index (def. 8).
6. a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand.
7. a person who performs or is capable of performing a specific work, skill, or action: a real hand at geometry.
8. skill; workmanship; characteristic touch: a painting that shows a master's hand.
9. a person, with reference to ability or skill: He was a poor hand at running a business.
10. a member of a ship's crew: All hands on deck!
11. Often, hands. possession or power; control, custody, or care: to have someone's fate in one's hands.
12. a position, esp. one of control, used for bargaining, negotiating, etc.: an action to strengthen one's hand.
13. means, agency; instrumentality: death by his own hand.
14. assistance; aid; active participation or cooperation: Give me a hand with this ladder.
15. side; direction: no traffic on either hand of the road.
16. style of handwriting; penmanship: She wrote in a beautiful hand.
17. a person's signature: to set one's hand to a document.
18. a round or outburst of applause for a performer: to get a hand.
19. a promise or pledge, as of marriage: He asked for her hand in marriage.
20. a linear measure equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used esp. in determining the height of horses.
21. Cards.
a. the cards dealt to or held by each player at one time.
b. the person holding the cards.
c. a single part of a game, in which all the cards dealt at one time are played.
Actually, this is called the fallacy of equivocation. Each use of the word "hands" is different in meaning, but the argument treats them as equivalent. Inductive reasoning, on the other hand, would be to observe that poker and watches are made by people, and to conclude that similar things like cave paintings and computers and story books are also made by people.
A person has DNA and reproduces through sexual intercourse.
A poker game does not have DNA and does not reproduce through sexual intercourse.
A watch does not have DNA and does not reproduce through sexual intercourse.
It takes more than one semantic similarity to connect things to a common ancestor.
A pear is brain dead, a rock is brain dead and a fundie is brain dead.
So you're tart and dry? I'm using your logic.
Of course they have a common ancestor. Poker, watches and people all come from...people.
I've enjoyed your silly game. Now, if you'll just get yourself an education, maybe you can join in the grown up conversation.
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