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Zoicks!
Posted By: Forensic <boyd@wam.umd.edu>	Date: 10/14/99 11:40 p.m.
In Response To: in response to Michael and Ben (Nathan) > 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 Whoah, there buddy. We belive you. Was this one of those "I just watched my friend's wife leave him and now I'm signing on the forums" posts? Just kidding! Just kidding! Back away from the gatling gun!

Message Index

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.