I learned about a new race just now

[destrekor]

cool race right?

bastards weren't as evolved, but had their own neat characteristics.

 

[Matthiasa]

How did you only just learn about them?

 

[zinfamous]

How did you only just learn about them?

well, this isn't the type of thing most high schools will teach you, and not even in AP Bio (least not while I was bangin)

And I can't think of any University program outside of general Bio or straight-up anthro that require even one intro to Physical Anthropology course.

so...maybe not that unusual for most to not be exposed to this.

 

[destrekor]

How did you only just learn about them?

That specific species I honestly hadn't read about before, but most of the other more prominent species in the genus I have studied about. Must have skipped that one before.

 

[Matthiasa]

lol, I only knew about it because something on probably the history channel ages ago when they still had history stuff.

 

[destrekor]

well, this isn't the type of thing most high schools will teach you, and not even in AP Bio (least not while I was bangin)

And I can't think of any University program outside of general Bio or straight-up anthro that require even one intro to Physical Anthropology course.

so...maybe not that unusual for most to not be exposed to this.

The only Biology course I've ever had was in high school, and I don't think we even dove into much anthropological discussion.

My biological science elective during college was spent on a Nutritional Science/Food Safety course.

I readily enjoy learning anthropological history, especially of our ancestry. Countless times I've studied it on my own (find a few of my books here, have talked about the Homo genus quite a bit recently).

But yes, you generally have to take pretty specific anthropology courses to get into many of the various species of genetic relation.

In actual courses throughout my school days, I'm fairly confident the only species that were ever discussed in the Homo genus were H. erectus and H. neanderthalensis. Hell, it wasn't until too long ago that I discovered the true name for our species isn't H. sapiens, but rather H. sapiens sapiens. There was actually another subspecies, H. sapiens idaltu. That kind of blew my mind, cannot believe THAT was never taught. I'd say it's existence has a pretty significant importance in anthropology, though very little is known so I guess it makes sense.

 

[ProgressiveAthe]

Aren't you the same person who thought the Sun was the center of the universe.

 

[Matthiasa]

Aren't you the same person who thought the Sun was the center of the universe.

It's nearly the center of the visible universe

 

[BoomerD]

Wouldn't they be a different species, not a different race?

 

[Matthiasa]

Wouldn't they be a different species, not a different race?

They are a different species yes, but with that comes a different race.


From dictionary.com

a natural kind of living creature: the race of fishes.

 

[TallBill]

That finally explains the existence of dennilfloss

 

[sandorski]

YUck, Neanderthals and Humans Did It.