03-09-2009, 06:35 PM
You don't have a clue because they don't exist.
Actually I have a rough idea what genetic sequence means. But you're right. I'm no biologist. I'm not wrong though. You are in that there are no independent human breeds in and of themselves.
EDIT- Funny how you picked up and ran with the reputation thing when my main beef with him was that he was a psychologist and that the soft sciences tend to deal with generalities and tendencies rather than hard evidence (My field of study is considered a soft science too). And you're right... I've never heard of the guy. You complaining about PC destroying the "science of race" is like US Conservatives complaining of the liberal media.
I'm going to close right here for now unless you come up with something new.
I mean there is no hard way (i.e. undisputable and 100% accurate) to define race across the board using consistent variables (whether it be predisposition to fast twitch muscles here, or a dry earwax gene here) it is currently inconclusive and there is no consensus. Because there is currently no way to do it I maintain that race is merely a social construct.
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