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Does that the fact we organized living things into of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Specie long before the idea of evolution was accepted have anything to do with the success of the theory?

Generally those animals that have fur and mammary glands are in the Class 'Mammalia.' Humans are mammals. Canis familiaris is the scientific name for the domesticate dog. We are Homo sapiens. Dogs are also mammals.

Why is a doggy be more like me and than a snake?

Does this characterization of "Life" lead us to a theory of evolution?
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Quote from: scandal (9 years ago)
Does that the fact we organized living things into of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Specie long before the idea of evolution was accepted have anything to do with the success of the theory?

Yes, since it allowed us to compare similarities and differences in anatomical features found in animals belonging to different classes, orders, families, etc.

Quote from: scandal (9 years ago)
Generally those animals that have fur and mammary glands are in the Class 'Mammalia.' Humans are mammals. Canis familiaris is the scientific name for the domesticate dog. We are Homo sapiens. Dogs are also mammals.

Why is a doggy be more like me and than a snake?

For those exact same reasons, we share similar traits, like possession of mammary glands, hair, etc. These traits are not found in reptiles, such as snakes.

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Does this characterization of "Life" lead us to a theory of evolution?

Yes, but there's more to evolution, we need to consider natural selection to full understand the process.
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