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Subject: Being Human and Being a -blam!- Sapien is NOT the Same Thing

Ignore my gamertag. It's actually Dragonzzilla.

One day, we're going to encounter sapient life that isn't our own. One day, we're going to encounter people that aren't like us. One day, we will make contact with beings who evolved somewhere other than on Earth. If I ever live to see that fateful day, I will stop calling -blam!- Sapiens "human".

Being human and being a -blam!- Sapien are two very different things. Just because you're a -blam!- Sapien, doesn't make you human. The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible. He who attains altruistism becomes human.

There are over seven billion -blam!- Sapiens living on this planet Earth but not every one of them is "human". Being a -blam!- Sapien is easy; you just have exist to be one, but being human? That's something else entirely. Humanity is a state of being. So back to what I said earlier, I'm sure we're going to meet other sapient species and when we first make contact with them, I'm sure more than a few humans will already be among their number.

So ask yourself. What does it mean, to you, to be... human?

  • 01.05.2013 6:17 PM PDT

I like to play Reach for fun. I hate MLG, campers, armor lock, and team killers because they ruin that fun. Deal with it.

That's like saying being an alligator and being a reptile aren't the same thing.

  • 01.05.2013 6:18 PM PDT

A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal.

And from FOX, two phantoms were born.

I am a machine.

Humans are... brittle.

  • 01.05.2013 6:18 PM PDT

So are you saying we're going to meet retarded cabbage patch aliens that just sit around all day?

  • 01.05.2013 6:18 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Life is a journey, if you spend all of it with your nose in your map, you may miss some of the best parts.

A human is a -blam!--sapien.

  • 01.05.2013 6:19 PM PDT
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I've never heard of a Blamsapien.

  • 01.05.2013 6:19 PM PDT

What if I told you...

*scoots in closer*

I hate you

You are A human.

You are human.


There's a difference (if you get into the whole "state of being" thing)

  • 01.05.2013 6:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Baph117
This is an incredible step forward to being able to cure Downss sybndonre mn humans bineg.s

They won't be human. They'll be people, but they won't be human. Furthermore, we'll never encounter an alien species directly. Even establishing communication with one would be pretty damn difficult.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 6:26 PM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 6:24 PM PDT

Ew, my username. :C

I came up with it when I was 10.

Why is the word -blam!- censored? It's not a bad word, it's a Latin prefix, meaning "the same".

Screw you, Bungie.

  • 01.05.2013 6:26 PM PDT
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No.

  • 01.05.2013 6:28 PM PDT

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You're getting your terms mixed up.

Hom_-sapien-sapien is the scientific name for the human species.

Sapient means the organism is capable of complex thought and has "awareness".

By our taxonomy, humans are hom_-sapien-sapien. If aliens ever visit, we'll assign them a name for our own purpose, such as non-gaia-sapien or something else like that.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 6:30 PM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 6:29 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dragonzzilla
The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible. He who attains altruistism becomes human.
That's fine.

In a lot of other people's minds, "human" means "Ho­mo sapien." (Don't capitalize the species name)

  • 01.05.2013 6:29 PM PDT
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Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.


Posted by: ODSTworrior94
That's like saying being an alligator and being a reptile aren't the same thing.
Bad simile. They clearly are not the same. All alligators are reptiles. All reptiles are not necessarily alligators.

The better simile would be, "that's like saying that a dog and a canis lupis familiaris are not the same thing."

I think what OP means is "humane," not "human." "Human" is a scientific state of being; you either are or you are not. It's not subjective based on your acts.

  • 01.05.2013 6:30 PM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

A real human being.

And a real hero.

Anyway,Posted by: Dragonzzilla
The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible.
Well that's cool, but it's factually incorrect, which is okay since it's only in your mind.

  • 01.05.2013 6:31 PM PDT

I like to play Reach for fun. I hate MLG, campers, armor lock, and team killers because they ruin that fun. Deal with it.


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Posted by: ODSTworrior94
That's like saying being an alligator and being a reptile aren't the same thing.
Bad simile. They clearly are not the same. All alligators are reptiles. All reptiles are not necessarily alligators.

The better simile would be, "that's like saying that a dog and a canis lupis familiaris are not the same thing."

I think what OP means is "humane," not "human." "Human" is a scientific state of being; you either are or you are not. It's not subjective based on your acts.

-_-

  • 01.05.2013 6:32 PM PDT
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deej pls

I ain't no homosapien. I am a real man.

[/sarcasm]

  • 01.05.2013 6:33 PM PDT
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My XBL is my account´s name not the alligned winner one :)


Posted by: ODSTworrior94

Posted by: x Foman123 x

Posted by: ODSTworrior94
That's like saying being an alligator and being a reptile aren't the same thing.
Bad simile. They clearly are not the same. All alligators are reptiles. All reptiles are not necessarily alligators.

The better simile would be, "that's like saying that a dog and a canis lupis familiaris are not the same thing."

I think what OP means is "humane," not "human." "Human" is a scientific state of being; you either are or you are not. It's not subjective based on your acts.

-_-

  • 01.05.2013 6:36 PM PDT


Posted by: Dragonzzilla

The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible.


The NO ONE is human.

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Posted by: Dragonzzilla

Being human and being a -blam!- Sapien are two very different things. Just because you're a -blam!- Sapien, doesn't make you human. The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible. He who attains altruistism becomes human.


You haven't met humans bro

  • 01.05.2013 6:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: Dragonzzilla
The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible. He who attains altruistism becomes human.



By your definition there are probably less than a million humans on this planet if that. Not to mention your definition doesn't mean anything honestly.


A human is a HomoSapien, all that "crap" you were talking about is in regards to the morals and ethics of man. Which in all honesty might not even mean anything at the end of the day.

  • 01.05.2013 6:43 PM PDT

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To quote Chuck Schuldiner;
"The philosopher!
You know so much about nothing at all!"

  • 01.05.2013 6:47 PM PDT

Posted by: dahuterschuter
A real human being.

And a real hero.
I'm going to have that stuck in my head for days. Thanks.

  • 01.05.2013 6:48 PM PDT

BE HUMAN

Fight for Earth. Fight for Humanity.


Posted by: Dragonzzilla
One day, we're going to encounter sapient life that isn't our own. One day, we're going to encounter people that aren't like us. One day, we will make contact with beings who evolved somewhere other than on Earth. If I ever live to see that fateful day, I will stop calling -blam!- Sapiens "human".

Being human and being a -blam!- Sapien are two very different things. Just because you're a -blam!- Sapien, doesn't make you human. The word "human" in my mind describes someone utterly selfless, someone who uses his sapience for the highest and noblest cause possible. He who attains altruistism becomes human.

There are over seven billion -blam!- Sapiens living on this planet Earth but not every one of them is "human". Being a -blam!- Sapien is easy; you just have exist to be one, but being human? That's something else entirely. Humanity is a state of being. So back to what I said earlier, I'm sure we're going to meet other sapient species and when we first make contact with them, I'm sure more than a few humans will already be among their number.

So ask yourself. What does it mean, to you, to be... human?


You do know that humans ARE in fact H*mo Sapiens?

H*mo Sapiens literally means 'Wise Man.'

  • 01.05.2013 6:50 PM PDT