the historical branching order of the Great Ape family tree is “First orangutan, then gorilla, then man, leaving the two species of chimp.” That is a meaningful and testable scientific theory as it stands, even though there are no numbers involved.
Well, the numbers 1,2,3 do show up implicitly here, in the ordering.
Well, the numbers 1,2,3 do show up implicitly here, in the ordering.