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That's not really a good argument for the thesis that "there are no human races in the biological sense". Even if there were misconceptions embedded into the d
by lliamander 5y ago
That's not really a good argument for the thesis that "there are no human races in the biological sense". Even if there were misconceptions embedded into the definition of the word "race", that doesn't mean there's no underlying biological reality to the differences between human populations that are identified by categories of race.
- burnished 5y agoNobody has lost sight of genetic differences across populations. I don't know why you are bringing that up. But, there are no human 'races' in the biological sense. At best it makes you sound like you're discussing the politics in your Tolkien fanfiction. It is purely a social construct.
- lliamander 5y ago> Nobody has lost sight of genetic differences across populations. I don't know why you are bringing that up. Listen, I'm not saying self-identified race and genetic or ancestral population are the same thing, but there are strong correlations. Perhaps you can clarify how the claim "there is no biological basis for race" makes sense in light of this fact? > It is purely a social construct. Something being a "social construct" does not mean it is purely arbitrary.