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I suppose he is following the lead of evolutionists who group fossils according to common factors and determine ancestry from the same.

A Change of Seasons on Saturn

Saturn's equator is tilted relative to its orbit by 27 degrees, very similar to the 23-degree tilt of the Earth. [snip]

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Doubtful; if Inclination of Axis were the appropriate criterion, one would conclude that the Earth (23.45°) more likely orbited Mars (23.98°), rather than Saturn (26.73°).

Then again, I wouldn't presuppose what the basis of "medved's" reasoning might be.

[AndrewC]

Doubtful; if Inclination of Axis were the appropriate criterion, one would conclude that the Earth (23.45°) more likely orbited Mars (23.98°), rather than Saturn (26.73°).

Just like the bones, a new grouping is established. Earth orbited Mars which orbited Saturn. See this grouping/evolution stuff is pretty easy. Now this theory predicts a greater tilt beyond Saturn and by golly Neptune(28.32°) fills the bill nicely. BTW my source disagrees with the Mars value of 23.98°, it has the value as 25.19°---Mars fact sheet