[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Zach

Would you consider yourself to be included in that handful?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Zach

If so, why? What makes you different?

I don’t think it’s about being “different” or smarter in every way, if that’s what you’re alluding to. But, I listen to science — zoology, biology, and chemistry to be specific. An example would be to politicize a virus, or to ignore biology and chemistry. And I think it’s beyond ignorant to ignore biogeography.

Like biology and chemistry for example help us to make sense of how life works. And then when you listen to science, it leads to breakthroughs that benefit everyone. And then, biogeography is equally important because it defines who we are as a species and our origins. It explains the distribution of species and ecosystems, and it also provides an understanding of human diversity, demonstrating that physical traits like skin color are adaptions to environmental factors, not indicators of inherent differences in ability or worth. It actually simply reveals our shared origins and interconnectedness of all humans. How could anyone not understand this? I mean, they’re pretty basic scientific facts, if you ask me. Smart people listen to them, dumb people don’t.