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> Everything is arbitrary at the end of the day. It’s a question of degree. Race is just too fuzzy / too arbitrary. If you want to do science and ask questions
by klodolph 4y ago
> Everything is arbitrary at the end of the day.
It’s a question of degree. Race is just too fuzzy / too arbitrary. If you want to do science and ask questions about ancestry, you ask questions about ancestry. Race is too much of a social / political construct, and the actual “definitions” of race are too arbitrary and mired in history to be useful to most scientists (with obvious exceptions, like sociologists studying race).
“Asian culture” is pretty damn broad anyway. Asia accounts for nearly 60% of the world’s population, so any inferences you make about Asian culture, generally speaking, are going to be nigh worthless.
- eldritch_4ier 4y agoThat's my point: asian cultures very broad, but you still know exactly what I mean when I say asian culture. It exists in some sense. Science isn't the only determinant of what is real. Asian culture is real in its own sense, even if it resists scientific understanding. Likewise for race: when I say a white person, you know pretty much exactly what I mean, so it's real (even if it's fuzzy).