I don't understand how Erlang could be "like Haskell" other than the fact that they could both be considered "functional." When I think of Haskell, I think of i

I don't understand how Erlang could be "like Haskell" other than the fact that they could both be considered "functional." When I think of Haskell, I think of it's type system, and Erlang's type system is feeble compared to Haskell's.