Does anyone think people are not one species?

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21 May 2018, 4:36 pm

What I mean specifically is this...

Some people are like owls, some like wolves, some like robins, some like mice. All humans have their niche. I feel that is precisely why learning social rules is so hard. What works with a sparrow will not with a platypus.

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21 May 2018, 4:40 pm

Every human being presently living on this planet is Homo sapiens sapiens.

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21 May 2018, 4:48 pm

Not every member here is Homo sapien

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21 May 2018, 4:49 pm

LOL....sometimes, it does seem that way....

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21 May 2018, 4:52 pm

Ryéd flówed here.

i think i know exactly what you mean but i'm not sure the taxonomic approach is the right one. considering how big our brains are (physically, metaphorically) there's plenty of room for diversity in the way we interact with others without having to speciate per se

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21 May 2018, 4:58 pm

I'm a giant banana with a human looking costume on.

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21 May 2018, 5:00 pm

^^^ I believe Groucho Marx thought similarly to you :jester:

I knew a guy who used to talk about the Groucho Marxists as if they were a real political party....

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21 May 2018, 5:07 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

^^^ I believe Groucho Marx thought similarly to you :jester:

I knew a guy who used to talk about the Groucho Marxists as if they were a real political party....

He was a good egg

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21 May 2018, 7:28 pm

Can you expand on what you mean about people being like various animals?

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21 May 2018, 7:29 pm

I think he was making a joke thread.

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21 May 2018, 8:05 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I think he was making a joke thread.

The thread contains jokes, but I think there was a solid concept in the analogy.
I see people falling into "types" too and being more and less compatible with others that share/compliment their personality & general approach to life.

In more "serious" psychological terms, we have the Myers-Briggs types to categorize the owls, wolves, robins & mice (and platypi). We may be all a single species, but we're complex enough that it doesn't always feel that way when trying to relate to each other.

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21 May 2018, 9:52 pm

I heard that some people think different races of people are really different species of humans, but they are usually racists who think interracial couples and people are "impure". I have a number of relatives who are biracial that I know personally, so I disagree. Even if I didn't have biracial relatives, I'd still disagree.

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22 May 2018, 2:23 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

^^^ I believe Groucho Marx thought similarly to you :jester:

I knew a guy who used to talk about the Groucho Marxists as if they were a real political party....

One of my favorite groucho line is - I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

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22 May 2018, 3:16 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

Every human being presently living on this planet is Homo sapiens sapiens.

some have higher % DNA from other homo species.

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22 May 2018, 6:57 am

lostonearth35 wrote:

Last year, my (AS) 9-year-old son proudly told his class that his parents were different "subspecies."

I explained to him that the usual term when discussing humans is "race."

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22 May 2018, 8:58 pm

Biscuitman wrote:

kraftiekortie wrote:

Every human being presently living on this planet is Homo sapiens sapiens.

some have higher % DNA from other homo species.

That was what I thought of too when I saw the thread title.

I wonder if it's 'only' neanderthal DNA or if there are others too in human DNA. Either way it's a cool fact IMO

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