fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoHeromander.xyzimagemessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up11.36Karrow-down126cross-posted to: chonglangtv@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.33Karrow-down1imageHeromander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square202fedilinkcross-posted to: chonglangtv@lemmy.world
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·7 months agoSo if I ask you to define what a human is, you’re not going to draw at all from any previous scientific studies? I doubt it. Not to get too ontological, just saying science (biology, psychology, anthropology) very much do define what human is.
minus-squaresvieg@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoFor a lot of people, I would think that the answer to “what is a human?” Would be closer to religious and philosophical definitions than scientific ones.
So if I ask you to define what a human is, you’re not going to draw at all from any previous scientific studies?
I doubt it. Not to get too ontological, just saying science (biology, psychology, anthropology) very much do define what human is.
For a lot of people, I would think that the answer to “what is a human?” Would be closer to religious and philosophical definitions than scientific ones.