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Actually, the term "humanoid" means having human form or characteristics, which would encompass all of the great apes, not just human beings. In fact, the term orangutan mean "man of the forest".

As far as us all having the same potential. Ask Es how many children die year after year after year in 3rd world countries from giving their babies contaminated water...seemingly without the ability to LEARN from their mistakes.

I am unsure of what you are trying to say or where you are going with this.

If I meant "Humanoids" or "Homosapiens" to include apes I would have said so.

I meant "us" (you, me and every one else.)

As far as I have seen every human has the same potential... (Every one of us is different but we all have the potential to be human!)


BS you are American.

That means you have a mixed heritage?

Do you know your background?

I know mine and even though I have a certain heritage and might "look" like I come from the uber race I just find it so sad that anyone would judge me based upon a few physical looks...

Your arguement about "contaminated water" comes from a different thread so I can't really reply well to it here. (You know that this thread is different I hope?)

As to asking "Es" (Esme).. I don't need to ask her anything as she is well capable of telling us exactly what she thinks.


BrainSmashR do you have a French heritage?

Maybe not.

I was wondering if you might be part Indian or perhaps Portuguese by decent?


I never imagined being humanoid meant I could be an ape.

I know we are linked but there is a distinctive difference for me.

If you feel you feel you are ape-like I can not help you BrainSmashR..


Sorry for being aggressive but you too own the right to be human even if you think you might be like an ape.


I am so proud of all the humans who have created a world that I can live in.

SNIPs...

Mark's original thread (this one) was hijacked and turned to a discussion on DNA and genetics. He abandoned this thread to whatever anyone wants to discuss, despite the heading.

His new thread will concentrate on the subject and title.

Oh Big Pants..

I am gulity too...

I just followed the discussion..

I suspect I also went way off topic.

Sorry :o(


(f there is now a new (on topic) thread do you not think it prudent to ask the mods to lock this thread? - After all this seems to be a failed topic..)

Yes I am saying there are distinguishing characteristics due to our dna..but they are mostly superficial.

Mostly, as in "the greater part of", but not 100%, correct?

No..I don't consider things like Sickle Cell superficial. If you are looking for some genetic link between race and intelligence..well scientists haven't found one. Sorry to disappoint.

I teach kids of all races..and I haven't noticed one either.

You haven't disappointed me at all.

In fact, you've more or less reiterated what I've said all along AND kept me entertained in the process by trying to pretend that wasn't what you were doing.

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I'm astonished you were not already aware that millions of people in the world still do have to walk considerable distances to collect water. And still do not always find a clean supply.

Sort of makes it absurd, and to a certain degree, downright dangerous, to continue trying to carve out an existence in that enviroment then, correct?

I'm also surprised you were not already aware that millions of people worldwide are already relocating either to urban areas within their own countries, or emigrating. I assume you will be delighted to share your clean water supply with them when they arrive.

I live in Louisiana, buddy, If there's one thing we are NOT lacking, it's fresh water.

I'm not sure what you mean by apparently implying that comparisons should have a motivating factor. Perhaps you could explain.

If you stick your hand in fire, it's going to burn. You learned not to do that because of the pain involved...the motivating factor behind your acquisition of that bit of knowledge.

You get sick and/or your child dies, that's a motivating factor. Getting a stomach ache because you didn't wash your hands...not so motivating.

Of course Europeans are less likely to die from infections than undernourished and poverty-stricken people. The immune system of well-nourished people less continually assailed by infection will usually be in better shape.

Not arguing with your reasoning here, simply stating that it's a poor comparison.

I agree that this form of worship may appear absurd to many, just as most religions have some rather absurd aspects. The worship of cows is, however, not the primary cause of poverty in India.

Of course not, but it certainly COULD solve the starvation problems.

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I am unsure of what you are trying to say or where you are going with this.

If I meant "Humanoids" or "Homosapiens" to include apes I would have said so.

Your incorrect use of the term humanoid does not make your statement true or irrefutable.

I meant "us" (you, me and every one else.)

As far as I have seen every human has the same potential... (Every one of us is different but we all have the potential to be human!)

Believing one has the potential and that individual actually demonstrating said potential are two completely different concepts.

BS you are American.

That means you have a mixed heritage?

Do you know your background?

I know mine and even though I have a certain heritage and might "look" like I come from the uber race I just find it so sad that anyone would judge me based upon a few physical looks...

I've traced parts of my family tree back to 1640

Your arguement about "contaminated water" comes from a different thread so I can't really reply well to it here. (You know that this thread is different I hope?)

As to asking "Es" (Esme).. I don't need to ask her anything as she is well capable of telling us exactly what she thinks.


BrainSmashR do you have a French heritage?

Maybe not.

I was wondering if you might be part Indian or perhaps Portuguese by decent?

I am French and Irish, but don't let my "coloring" fool you either. I go to tanning beds and recently acquired a boat....spending lots of time in the real sun now too.

I never imagined being humanoid meant I could be an ape.

It's called a dictionary and it's specific purpose is to define terms.

I know we are linked but there is a distinctive difference for me.

If you feel you feel you are ape-like I can not help you BrainSmashR..

Well your DNA sequence is 97% equal to that of a Chimpanzee. If that's a fact you can't accept, then I can't help you either.

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How could the worship of cows ever solve starvation problems? Maybe that isn't what you meant but it's what you said.

(By the way, I'm nobody's buddy.)

How could the worship of cows ever solve starvation problems?

Maybe there's an overpopulation problem in Ghenna... ;)

(After all, worship is fruit for the soul, not food for the stomach.)

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It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .

SNIPs...

Mark's original thread (this one) was hijacked and turned to a discussion on DNA and genetics. He abandoned this thread to whatever anyone wants to discuss, despite the heading.

His new thread will concentrate on the subject and title.

Oh Big Pants..

I am gulity too...

I just followed the discussion..

I suspect I also went way off topic.

Sorry :o(


(f there is now a new (on topic) thread do you not think it prudent to ask the mods to lock this thread? - After all this seems to be a failed topic..)

Don't worry cRunchy.

Mark created a new thread for the on topic discussion he wanted, and, rather than lock this thread, was happy it took it's own direction unhindered.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

SNIPs...

Mark's original thread (this one) was hijacked and turned to a discussion on DNA and genetics. He abandoned this thread to whatever anyone wants to discuss, despite the heading.

His new thread will concentrate on the subject and title.

Oh Big Pants..

I am gulity too...

I just followed the discussion..

I suspect I also went way off topic.

Sorry :o(


(f there is now a new (on topic) thread do you not think it prudent to ask the mods to lock this thread? - After all this seems to be a failed topic..)

Don't worry cRunchy.

Mark created a new thread for the on topic discussion he wanted, and, rather than lock this thread, was happy it took it's own direction unhindered.

Hey...I have always acknowledged the concept of 'thread drift'.........
Sometimes you take off in one direction and it ends up taking you somewhere totally else......
If I had been offended, I would have stated so.....no problemo, my friends.....

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

like Jeffrey [snip] you choose to take sentences out of context and make little jokes...

I never joke about the important things in life... ;)

(As for the rest of the nonsense, humor is good for the soul.)

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It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .

I have made a fresh clean up here. Hope i found all.

@all: Please stay on topic and don´t fight here. Otherwise we will lock or hide this thread.

Thank you.

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Hey...I have always acknowledged the concept of 'thread drift'.........
Sometimes you take off in one direction and it ends up taking you somewhere totally else......
If I had been offended, I would have stated so.....no problemo, my friends.....

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly state that I support Marks comments 100%.

. . . DITTO! - "Oil and politics must mix . . . ." - carry on

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Science Status Page . . .

I have made a fresh clean up here. Hope i found all.

@all: Please stay on topic and don´t fight here. Otherwise we will lock or hide this thread.

Thank you.

Damn! What did I miss?

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Reality Internet Personality

Havn't a clue Es.

The thread drifted radically off Mark's original topic. Which Mark said it was OK not 6 posts below this one.

That means, despite the title, there is NO TOPIC that is off topic in this thread.

Or am I seeing something different to some?

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

In the UK girls on average perform better educationally than boys, whatever their racial origin. Are we to think that girls have an inbuilt genetic advantage making them superior in this respect? Or are other factors involved?

Girls are actually generally clever than boys. They even used to have to have a lower pass mark for boys in the school exams to make sure that not too many girls got into grammer schools.

Yay, a race to the bottom! Let's skrew a bunch of girls just so's we can create some non-existent statistical equality on a piece of paper.

What a smart plan.

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Cordially,
Rush

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Remove the obvious...

North Dakota oil drilling produces crop of millionaires

the Bakken shale formation, a rich deposit that the U.S. Geological Survey calls the largest continuous oil accumulation it has ever assessed.

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