Subj : race
To : jimmylogan
From : Boraxman
Date : Wed May 21 2025 11:02 pm
Re: race
By: jimmylogan to Gamgee on Tue May 20 2025 08:38 pm
> 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.
The Human Genome Project was not supposed to come to the conclusion that race
was real. That was decided before it started.
NO scientist would ever say that race is real, as that is not Politically
Correct and would get you cancelled. So of course, the argument is that it is
not real. This is a political stance.
Witness today "scientists" now saying that sex is not a binary, that the
spectrum is real. Even popularisers like Neil Degrasse Tyson and Bill Nye have
supported this. Science has always been willing to support whatever the regime
needed.
The whole argument is political, and unscientific. Science does NOT prove
whether race is real or not. The question is not whether race is real, but
whether racial categories are useful models for categorising people. Species
don't exist either, they are constructs. But we use the term Species because
it is useful to differentiate organisms which can interbreed from those
different enough to not interbreed. All categorisations are based on utility.
so the question really is, does "race" have some explanatory of predictive
qualities. If I categorise someone as being of a particular race, does it give
me some indication as to their attributes?
The answer is obviously yes, as we use race ALL THE TIME. Even those who say
race does not exist, use it ALL THE TIME. Now, whether it should be called
"Race" or "ethnicity" or "group", well, thats just semantics.
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