The Cladistic Concept Clade Is An Infinite Recursion (Ie, Infinite Loop) Per Definition

The cladistic concept clade is actually a set that includes itself as a member (like the set ”the list of all lists”).

The problem with such a set is, however, that it is an infinite recursion (ie, infinite loop) per definition, by not being able to include itself per definition, ie, every proposed “list of all lists” adds a member to the set ”all lists” and thus begs for another ”list of all lists”.

The set is thus an infinite recursion (ie, infinite loop) that so-to-speak “searches itself” infinitely by being empty (void), ie, lacking a consistent solution, per definition. It is nothing but an orthogonal mental circularity triangulating itself from itself to itself, and, thus, can’t find anything else than what it is fed with, but always contradictory (ie, begging for another solution).

This property does also mean, however, that such a set provides a pair of Golden Pants for people that are paid for searching it (eg, cladists) by being void (ie, lacking a consistent solution) per definition. Who would not swallow that bait?

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