linkedin post 2017-07-23 05:03:44

SO ENDS this contemplation of the reversal of speciation. I am reminded of the relatively recent awakening that the mercator projection of the relative sizes of continents gives a false sense of importance to some continents, because of the elongation of latitudes on flat maps. The illusion of a visual representation became a truth in 1569 and only recently came to light (but is still the basis of Google maps today). So with the illusion of the timelines of man, the epochs of the natural world, selective in its simplified viewpoint, unable to capture the numerous exceptions, perpetuating a cartoon view of evolution. And particularly, the linear tree of life.

http://www.businessinsider.com/mercator-projection-v-gall-peters-projection-2013-12

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