Human classifications are not "pseudo-science"

**~~Joso~~** · 09-17-2018, 06:45 PM

Anthropology is not "pseudo-science" like some arrogant genetic-centrists here like to claim.

What is ironic is that these anti-anthropology guys generaly wants to appear as more "scientific" but what they don't understand is that phenotypes always walks together with genetics. They say things like "phenotypes doesn't matter" and that only genetics matter. But that is not true.

For a bird, wich wing is more important? The wing of the left or the wing of the right? The obvious answer is: The two.

The same way, phenotype and genotype are both equaly important for biology.

So, stop saying that "human phenotypes are pseudo-science" just because you are a noob with classifications. And pls, let us classifiers be happy.

Also, for these that says that "Only genetics can tell the origins of a person" or that "only genetics can show how an ancient civilization looked like",
i chalenge you!

I can tell the origins of persons just by their phenotype( unless the persons is very mixed, of course).

And you guys cannot, it is why you all uses that horrible excuses. Just admit it.

**~~Joso~~** · 09-17-2018, 06:51 PM

I just want to say that i am the best classifier by far and i am not just exalting myself, a lot of persons said that.

So, if you want to have a proper classication, you can call me, i will do it with all the pleasure

**~~FakeUsername~~** · 09-17-2018, 07:03 PM

K, Guess my origins

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...n-this-regions

**~~Joso~~** · 09-17-2018, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by FakeUsername

K classify me :

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...n-this-regions

Ok, i will!

**~~FakeUsername~~** · 09-17-2018, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jolsonaro

Ok, i will!

Guess my origins* sorry

**Token** · 09-17-2018, 07:20 PM

Physical Anthropology today is heavily dependent of genetics, anyone who keep up with recent papers on the subject are well aware of that. But yes, it is a science.

Now, certain notions like a Mediterranean race stretching unbroken from Western Europe to the Near East and 'Upper Paleolithic survivors' living today in Europe are laughed at, even by Physical Anthropologists themselves. But they serve as a reminder that science will keep changing forever, and something that is taken as absolute truth today might be ridiculed in the future.

**Wrong** · 09-17-2018, 07:23 PM

I thought it was real science, but than I grew older and wiser.

Forehead grew +10cm for every wisedom collected.

**~~Joso~~** · 09-17-2018, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Wrong

I thought it was real science, but than I grew older and wiser.

Forehead grew +10cm for every wisedom collected.

It is a real science.

**~~Joso~~** · 09-17-2018, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Token

Physical Anthropology today is heavily dependent of genetics, anyone who keep up with recent papers on the subject are well aware of that. But yes, it is a science.

Now, certain notions like a Mediterranean race stretching unbroken from Western Europe to the Near East and 'Upper Paleolithic survivors' living today in Europe are laughed at, even by Physical Anthropologists themselves. But they serve as a reminder that science will keep changing forever, and something that is taken as absolute truth today might be ridiculed in the future.

Coon said that brunns are upper paleolithic survivors and that they are very similar to how neanderthals were. But if that is wrong, what are brunns then? They at least look to be the one that looks the most similar to how neanderthals looked( aside with the silvid amerindians maybe)