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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Turtle Shells

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    So my head is not “inside” my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?

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      What part of you makes you? Is it just your brain?

      Anyway, I think what they’re getting at is that the shell is actually their spine, not like some extra thing that grows on top of their spine.

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        Most ppl think they have a skeleton inside them. But If you think of you as your brain (as many would day). Then your actually inside your skeleton.

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          Behold, a human being.

          Behold, a human

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            Well, ehhhh, that’s true for some I suppose.

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        I get what they try to say. But it’s just funny that they correct a statement with another wrong statement.

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          There are animals that inhabit shells, like a Hermit crab. This is different.

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          What part of the second statement is wrong? A turtle cannot survive without its shell, just like you could not survive without your skull. It is an intrinsic part of what allows it to function as a living organism, therefore the line between “turtle” and “shell” is a bit blurred

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            You cannot survive without air but you’re not air

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              I mean yes, no one, human or turtle, can survive without the ecosystem of the earth, so you could really argue that the planet is the true organism and we are simply byproducts of its existence

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                Yet you won’t argue that you are the earth. Why would you argue that a turtle is the same as a turtle’s shell then?

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      Can you put any external part of yourself inside your skull? That’s the difference.

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        Yeah, any time you put something in your mouth. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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          Look, I’m not a biologist, okay!

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        I’ve been trying but I’m still not flexible enough to reach.

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        *shows toungue and puts it back in

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