Different in degree or kind (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 00:56 (3875 days ago) @ David Turell

I would like to point out the irony of posting this on the same day as you posted:->We still have no good definition of "species". Wolves and dogs mate easily, because dogs are really a sub-branch of the wolves they came from by human interferences in breeding:-http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140414092144.htm-yet this article:-http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38008/title/Dating-the-Origin-of-Us/-Clearly points to the interbreeding between the lineages. Which would suggest either that A.) They are all sub-species of a single parent species and hence different in degrees, or B) They are all the same species. -From a biblical perspective, consider for a moment the story of Babel(even if you don't believe the story, consider the principle). Humans were all consolidated, then they were separated and dispersed. One can only assume that SOME of them would have tried to find their way back, and that some of them would have slowly adapted to their environments over time, changing on a physical level (Asians vs. AFricans vs. Europeans vs. Arabs anyone?).

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.