Subj : race
To : Gamgee
From : jimmylogan
Date : Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm
-=> Gamgee wrote to jimmylogan <=-
-=> jimmylogan wrote to Cougar428 <=-
Co> One people, one race, one leader. I agree it wasn't a good thing. In
Co> the US, if you really want to demean someone, you call them a Nazi. It
Co> appears to happen over and over.
ji> As for the 'one race' thing - we are ALL one "RACE" - there are
ji> different ethnicities, but we are all human. I think there are
ji> STILL a lot of people that miss that point...
Ga> Not exactly correct. We are *NOT* all one race. We (humans) are all
Ga> one *species*, but not all one *race*. Big difference.
Ga> So, I think you are among those who have missed that point...
I hear you, and I appreciate the correction, but I think this comes
down to how we define race.
Biologically, you are right: humans are all one species: Homo sapiens.
Scientifically, race is often considered a social construct with no
significant biological basis. The Human Genome Project confirmed we
are over 99.9% genetically identical across all so-called races.
But my original point was more moral and spiritual: we are one
human race with different ethnicities, cultures, and appearances,
but all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). That is not ignoring
our differences but instead it recognizes our shared humanity.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: We must learn to live together
as brothers or perish together as fools.
So if we are talking taxonomy, sure - species vs. race. But if
we are talking about unity and worth? I still say: one race -
the human race.
Respectfully,
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