Reply #25: Actually, the entomology of the Latin word, "Homo" comes from the word "soil" [View All]

[HamdenRice]

which proves that tracing words back to their origins is a meaningless exercise in many cases. It's the same root as the word "humus," for garden loam or soil.

There is some dispute about why early Europeans associated the concept of people with soil. One theory is that humans are the only animals that bury their dead in the soil.

The other is that humans are the only animals that cultivate plants in the soil -- you know, the only animals that engage in "totalitarian agriculture."

Strangely, most non sapien "homo" species neither buried their dead nor cultivated the soil.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That makes me think your entomological theory is pure unadulterated cow patty.

Let's face it. You read a book about an imaginary talking gorilla -- sorry, an imaginary telepathic gorilla. That gorilla told you some preposterous, false social science theories -- including that humans have been around for "millions" of years.

Well, they haven't.

I have tremendous sympathy for you because you have to abandon lots of consensus reality scientific information that is inconsistent with your imaginary gorilla derived science fiction ideas. But don't expect rational people to go along with your fantasies.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Everyone is not entitled to their own facts.