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Posted By: Nathan <nathan@bungie.com> | Date: 10/14/99 12:34 p.m. |
In Response To: sorry, but... (Ben Schodek) > Sorry, but Im going to have to agree with Michael Eilers on this
But none of this was the point. For pete's sake, it's 4th-grade biology, not high school biology, and I'll gladly put my grade school, high school and college biology grades on par with anyone. The point was that we were arguing about SEMANTICS that really had nothing to do with the gameplay. I am talking about a game, not biology. In some cases, the best word to fit a situation might not be the most accurate word. The point is that you guys had taken something we said and twisted it incorrectly based on semantics. This is not the same as me saying what "we mean by race". I am not HERE to discuss the scientific debate of race being a subset of species (which is a debate, sorry guys, URLs in private email if this has to go any further), I'm not here to discuss the war in Kosovo. I only wanted to state that the Covenant are made up of a consortium of WHATEVER WORD YOU WANT TO USE to indicate that they don't all look the same and that they're not limited to three. That's ALL. I think it is unfortunate that someone felt the need to stir up an article out of it, but that is their right. Here is the Cambridge definition: a group, esp. of people, with particular similar physical characteristics, who are considered as belonging to the same type, or the fact of belonging to such a group [NOTICE HOW DIFFERENCE THAT IS THAN A *BIOLOGICAL* DEFINITION - I NEVER SAID I WAS USING A BIOLOGICAL DEFINITION, A SOCIAL DEFINITION OR ANYTHING ELSE] Race is sometimes used to mean a group of people whO share the same language, history, characteristics, etc.. [AGAIN NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE - SOUNDS LIKE ETHNICITY TO ME ... I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS NOT - PARDON THE PUN - BLACK AND WHITE] The French race is/are sometimes said to have a strong interest in food. [C + sing/pl v] The French race? Yes, that sentence came from the Cambridge dictionary. Sorry, but this doesn't fit your definition. And none of the definitions mention race being a synonym for "sub-species". Race is a human construct, not a biological one - IN MY OPINION. And, no, this particular college textbook does NOT list 'race' under species as biological classification, although it mentions the debate. So please ... if we are going to discuss it further, let's take it to email. This isn't why I'm on the board and I can hear others saying now ... "This is why we don't post on forums." And Michael, I don't mean this to be offensive, but I am kind of disappointed that you found this news-worthy as far as Halo goes. I really don't think it has much to do with the game, but is rather a sociological or biological debate. Or at best, even if you guys insist, an accepted biological fact. Either way, this will be my last response unless you prefer private email, since this doesn't have much to do with Bungie or Halo. :-) Thanks, Nathan
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3 alien species, eh? | Chris | 10/9/99 10:34 p.m. |
Re: 3 alien species, eh? | Noctavis =PN= | 10/10/99 2:30 a.m. |
Re: 3 alien species, eh? | Grey | 10/10/99 7:09 a.m. |
Confederacy? When was this? (NT) | Louis | 10/10/99 11:30 a.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Forensic | 10/10/99 1:39 p.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Nathan | 10/12/99 1:12 a.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Forensic | 10/12/99 10:26 a.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Claude Errera | 10/12/99 11:54 a.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Mark Levin | 10/12/99 12:17 p.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Forensic | 10/12/99 3:49 p.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | Nathan | 10/12/99 6:08 p.m. |
speaking of "races"... | Ben Schodek | 10/12/99 9:29 p.m. |
Re: speaking of "races"... | Michael Eilers | 10/13/99 4:55 p.m. |
Talk about Silly | Island Four | 10/14/99 1:35 a.m. |
Re: Talk about Silly | Dan Rudolph | 10/14/99 9:42 a.m. |
Re: Talk about Silly | phayd | 10/14/99 3:03 p.m. |
Re: Talk about Silly | Louis | 10/14/99 3:21 p.m. |
sorry, but... | Ben Schodek | 10/14/99 11:22 a.m. |
in response to Michael and Ben | Nathan | 10/14/99 12:34 p.m. |
Ok, ok, good lord calm down... | Ben Schodek@mediaone.net | 10/14/99 12:53 p.m. |
I knew there was something up w/the french! | Cannibal Harry | 10/14/99 2:21 p.m. |
Re: in response to Michael and Ben | Michael Eilers | 10/14/99 2:47 p.m. |
Re: in response to Michael and Ben | Mark Levin | 10/14/99 4:21 p.m. |
No hard feelings ... really | Nathan | 10/15/99 7:36 a.m. |
Doesn't really expect to be answered, but... | Forensic | 10/15/99 3:20 p.m. |
Zoicks! | Forensic | 10/14/99 11:40 p.m. |
Re: Talk about Silly | Jared Cash | 10/14/99 12:52 p.m. |
I Give Up | Nathan | 10/14/99 2:02 p.m. |
Re: I Give Up | Jared Cash | 10/14/99 2:09 p.m. |
Re: Confederacy? When was this? | RedWind | 10/12/99 3:03 p.m. |
who said phfor?? | Ben Schodek | 10/12/99 9:21 p.m. |
Hoorah! | Mage | 10/12/99 9:28 p.m. |
Marathon 4 would be pretty cool tho ;) (NT) | Mark Levin | 10/12/99 9:31 p.m. |
Re: who said phfor?? | Dispatcher | 10/12/99 10:23 p.m. |
Re: who said phfor?? | Jägermeister | 10/13/99 12:11 a.m. |
Re: who said phfor?? | Ben Schodek | 10/13/99 2:14 p.m. |
Re: who said phfor?? | Mark Levin | 10/13/99 3:10 p.m. |
Nah | Desio | 10/13/99 4:53 p.m. |
Re: Nah | Jägermeister | 10/13/99 5:36 p.m. |
Like W'rkncacnter? ; ) NT | Desio | 10/14/99 6:54 p.m. |
Or "Misspell" | Two B King | 10/15/99 10:09 a.m. |
Re: who said phfor?? | Jon Merriman | 10/13/99 9:04 p.m. |
I'm saying "Crowning Glory". | Dispatcher | 10/13/99 9:56 p.m. |
BTW, it's PFHOR, not PHFOR! NT | Jägermeister | 10/13/99 12:49 p.m. |
The difference? | Chris | 10/12/99 5:32 p.m. |
Re: 3 alien species, eh? | SiliconDream | 10/10/99 9:57 p.m. |
Re: 3 alien species, eh? | Dr. F. | 10/12/99 3:02 p.m. |
Aye | Noctavis the Insomniac | 10/11/99 1:39 a.m. |
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