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Please consider the following from the wiki link provided by LinearAq, with a little bold emphasis:
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Haeckel's recapitulation theory claims that the development of advanced species was seen to pass through stages represented by adult organisms of more primitive species.[2] Otherwise put, each successive stage in the development of an individual represents one of the adult forms that appeared in its evolutionary history.
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For example, Haeckel believed that the human embryo with gill slits (pharyngeal arches) in the neck not only signified a fishlike ancestor, but represented an adult "fishlike" developmental stage.
This is the very same straw man I presented in the opening post of this topic. I maintained that nobody could ever have believed this nonsense, and I expect everyone can readily see that this is so.
Ah! Of course!! The definition of "represents" is "looks exactly like". The Bible represents God. So God is a book, because the the Bible must look just like Him. Well actually a set of scrolls. Is that what you mean?
My congressman represents his constituents in the government so my congressman looks just like several million people when he working.
I really didn't know this was possible!!

A faith that connot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -- Arthur C. Clarke