I think races at best are ill defined fuzzy and unstable categories into which many individuals can not fit 2/2
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lacking a clear boundary doesn't mean you can't make sense of a concept. Otherwise species can't exist neither
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thx, that is true but the species concept is much less vagie, fuzzy and confusing than the race concept, don't you think?
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it's natural to say he is from a different race.It's like colors,we have concepts for colors,although there's no boundary (2/3)
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sure, but what is natural does not always correspond with what is true
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the word "truth" is vague. It's not physically "true" to say that there are different colors, but it still makes sense to us
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now we are getting into an epistemological discussion. I think twitter is not the best medium to do that (too lenghty threads)
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Yeah, but it did make me think, thank you for the discussuin!
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@3rdreviewer they just aren't what you think they are -
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no doubt; my point is that population differences are pretty complicated
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these are social constructs - African American is not a 'race' - the whole idea of 'race' is outmoded & unscientific
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Races only exist insofar as they reflect geographical distribution. Thus, there are thousands of races: not a useful concept.
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With globalization and genetic admixture, the race construct is losing its value
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this is true, but until that day when we are all mixed, the concept still is useful and will be used.
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I'm skeptical. One who says "races exist" needs to clearly define and empirically prove (which article does not do) 1/2
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"race" (as opposed to "ethnicity") is a backward/dated concept. You don't hear it mentioned in Europe much anymore
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There may be no single gene for race, but only a fool denies that our physical form reflects our genetic makeup.
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@GregMontfort Steve, the White Supremacist
this tweet! Bad idea to feed White Supremacist narratives without providing context.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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