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Re:Too many species have been lumped together into Homo sapiens by xyzzyz on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:50AM (#29450120)
They are, in the same sense as “rain”, “fog”, “snow”, or “sunny weather” are human concepts, and not natural low. After all, these are invented by humans, blurry on the edges, and sometimes overlap.
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Re:Too many species have been lumped together into Homo sapiens by maxerickson on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:53AM (#29450143)
Sure, but that isn't the point, the point is that if you manufacture categories, you shouldn't then reason forward from the manufactured categories.

"It's snowing so there can't be unfrozen water in the air" or whatever.

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