Human

From The Great Machine

The Human civilization originates from the planet Earth. The ruling government is known as the Earth Alliance and is based on democracy.

1 About the Species
- 1.1 Xenobiology
- 1.2 Characteristics
2 History
3 References

[edit] About the Species

[edit] Xenobiology

Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the species Homo Sapiens (Latin for "wise man"): a bipedal primate belonging to the superfamily of Hominoidea, with all of the apes: chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons.

Humans have an erect body carriage that frees the upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed brain and consequent capacity for abstract reasoning, speech, language, and introspection. One current hypothesis within the scientific community is that the human evolution of bipedalism (two-legged locomotion) occurred in response to a need for long distance running. Humans are said to be one of a short list of animals with such a capacity.

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About 0.1 percent of human beings have some level of telepathic ability. (S1E10: Mind War)

[edit] Characteristics

Humans are inherently social. Humans create complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups. These range from nations and states down to families, and also from the community to the self. Seeking to understand and manipulate the world around us led to the development of technology and science as a social, rather than an individual, enterprise. These institutions have given rise to shared artifacts, beliefs, myths, rituals, values, and social norms which form the group's culture.

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