SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Father Terrence who wrote (51822)8/18/1999 8:59:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Since we don't even know how many species there are on earth today -- we keep finding more -- it's hard to credit a "statistic" like that. Where are the comparative lists? It frankly sounds like some estimate that somebody tossed out to make a point and it became enshrined as a statistic. I strongly doubt that we have fossil or other evidence for 99 times as many species as exist today, even if we knew how many exist today.