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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:29 PM Oct 2012

What do we call the science of classifying living things

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What do we call the science of classifying living things (Original Post) dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

Was Adam the first scientist?? Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #1

Actually it is called RobertEarl Oct 2012 #2

I prefer ... GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #3

That's just idiotic. Not clever, not meaningful in the least. scarletwoman Oct 2012 #4

"idioromneys" littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 #5

Foraging Fumesucker Oct 2012 #6

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Was Adam the first scientist??

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:34 PM

Oct 2012

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

2. Actually it is called

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:37 PM

Oct 2012

Taxonomy

Using taxonomy we would classify racists as hatefullus idioromneys.

GeorgeGist

(25,570 posts)

3. I prefer ...

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:48 PM

Oct 2012

Ignoramus Maximus

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

4. That's just idiotic. Not clever, not meaningful in the least.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:49 PM

Oct 2012

The word is "taxonomy". Science does not recognize "races", that's strictly a social construct. Science classsifies human beings as "homo sapiens", period.

littlemissmartypants

(32,807 posts)

5. "idioromneys"

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:50 PM

Oct 2012

also makes a great descriptive term... it sounds very much like a genetically predisposed condition of known etiology, no known cure, degenerative neurological disorder... autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

6. Foraging

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 08:06 PM

Oct 2012

This living thing is edible, that one is not.

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