mattskramer
Senior Member
Originally posted by Big D
Matt, is it maybe possible that you could be bias just because we are talking about humans?
Yes
What makes you think that humans would be any different then any other groups of living being on this planet?
Each organism is different from any other organism in some, at least microscopic, fashion. I do not have an answer concerning how they are different and how the classification system was established. I would have to study taxonomy and the classification of the human species.
In fact, Darwin declared in The Descent of Man that the varieties of mankind are so distinct that similar differences found in any other animal would warrant their classification in different species, if not different genera.
Perhaps those responsible for creating and/or maintaining the taxonomy should be notified. How should the classification be adjusted? Can we legitimately divide the Species "sapiens" into species Caucasian and species Negro? How would we then classify people of "mixed blood"?
Matt, is it maybe possible that you could be bias just because we are talking about humans?
Yes
What makes you think that humans would be any different then any other groups of living being on this planet?
Each organism is different from any other organism in some, at least microscopic, fashion. I do not have an answer concerning how they are different and how the classification system was established. I would have to study taxonomy and the classification of the human species.
In fact, Darwin declared in The Descent of Man that the varieties of mankind are so distinct that similar differences found in any other animal would warrant their classification in different species, if not different genera.
Perhaps those responsible for creating and/or maintaining the taxonomy should be notified. How should the classification be adjusted? Can we legitimately divide the Species "sapiens" into species Caucasian and species Negro? How would we then classify people of "mixed blood"?