RE: Perspectives on Evolution
September 27, 2017 at 2:02 pm
(This post was last modified: September 27, 2017 at 2:02 pm by TheBeardedDude.)
(September 27, 2017 at 12:57 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Nah, just a gripe with taxonomy.
All descendants of ourselves will be human, because the term "human" refers to the genus, not the species. Much already -has- changed since the appearance of the genus, and will continue to do so. The fact that we might persist in calling ourselves "humans" as we further diverge (assuming we do..and that both groups survive to need a name for each other......) simply does not speak to any accrued disparity..or the lack thereof.
I'm human because I am a Homo. Not because I am a Homo sapiens.
No homo