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[–] TheTetrapod -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Standard middle school definition of species is applicable here. If they can breed and their offspring is fertile, they're the same species.

QED, Spock is sterile.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Standard middle school definition of species is applicable here

And here I was thinking about looking into some of the papers for the actual reasons ... but turns out those stupid scientists just wasted their time because they forgot about middle school. Fools!

[–] TheTetrapod 2 points 5 months ago

I kind of thought the Spock thing would convey I wasn't 100% serious in my reply to a weed shitpost.