Bakit ang humans, walang species
I was about to blog about my question "why are there no other species under the Genus Homo other than the specie of Sapiens that is alive until today?" One can quickly say, evolution. I mean, other the this Genus, other species were the Erectus and the Neanderthalensis and other extinct species of humans. Pero ngayon, it's just the Sapiens that survive.
Again, my question is not about evolution but of classification. For example, under the Genus of Gallicolumba, various species of ground-dwelling doves abound like my favorite, the Luzon bleeding-heart dove, and the other bleeding-hearts found in the Philipines, the Polynesian Ground Dove, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallicolumba So, I guess, what defines the Gallicolumba family, and in ungeek-speak, is that they are, well, ground-dwelling doves vis-a-vis the high-flying dove/pigeon types like the Feral Rock Pigeon of the Columba family. What differentiates then one specie of Gallicolumba to the other are its forms. One is white-crested, while the other is red-crested. One specie has brown feathers while the other has blue (for example). Under one family, the species are separated by unique physical characteristics.
In this regard, why is there only one specie under the Homo family despite the difference of appearances of humans in different parts of the world. The Chinese are obviously different from the Turkish, not only in customs, but in physical attributes. From the color of their skin to their hair count. If they were birds, they would have belonged to different species already because clearly, though under the same family, they are entirely different. So, in the context of modern man - Homo Sapien Sapien, why is there only one specie? And even assuming that we all share similar characteristics vis-a-vis other species under the Homo family like the Erectus and the, para iba naman, the habilis, we could have belonged to different sub-species under Homo Sapien. One can then argue that effectively, races become Homo Sapien's sub-species.
Anyway, my point is not to segregate the already divided humans. My point is, maybe, instead of unifying humanity under one ideal, norm or characteristic of what a homo sapien should be, there should be acceptance that we are different from each other. Wars are waged because people like to put all humanity under one generalizing belief or standard of ideal whether defined by religion or political philosophy; thinking that it is possible because we are all humans anyway. But what if it's not? What if nature is in peace when left alone because species of different families, orders, classes and kingdoms just accept that they are all different from one another. Peace lies in that acceptance of difference.
Haay. Ang saya mag-isip-isip. =)