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Posted by Whittier on September 9, 2003 20:23:24 UTC

Hi
You bring intelligent thought to this forum.
I hope you don't mind a little friction.
You wrote:
"We have a group consciousness, i.e., society that excedes what individuals can accomplish alone. It is aware of itself. Our culture that gives us a sense of immortality. This is why were are called homosapiens." (Italics added)



http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/classification.html
HUMANS ARE NAMED: Homo sapiens
Homo because of our large brain and upright posture.
sapiens because of our intelligence and ability to speak.


http://anthro.palomar.edu/homo2/modern_humans.htm
Anatomically modern humans are classified as Homo sapiens sapiens. Every human today belongs to this variety of Homo sapiens.

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