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C0nc0rdance On The Science of Human "Races"

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SamOwl11/15/2013 10:29:44 am PST

I thought I was going to have enough time to watch this now, but I’ve suddenly found myself without that time, so forgive me if what I say was mentioned in the video. I’ll just copy/paste my initial defense against the existence of “race” (I may make a video incorporating this information as well).

Distribution of B allele of the ABO blood group:
Image: map_of_B_blood_in_the_world.gif

Distribution of haplogroups:
Image: nrg1124-f2.gif

Distribution of skin color:
Image: map_of_skin_color_distribution.gif

Approximate FST of Great Apes:
Humans: ~7%
Chimps: ~23%
Gorillas: ~15%
Organutans: ~25%

Statement by the U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Science and Office of Biological and Environmental Research, and the Human Genome Project (nowpublic.com):

DNA studies do not indicate that separate classifiable subspecies (races) exist within modern humans. While different genes for physical traits such as skin and hair color can be identified between individuals, no consistent patterns of genes across the human genome exist to distinguish one race from another. There also is no genetic basis for divisions of human ethnicity. People who have lived in the same geographic region for many generations may have some alleles in common, but no allele will be found in all members of one population and in no members of any other.

Statement by the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (physanth.org):

Pure races, in the sense of genetically homogenous populations, do not exist in the human species today, nor is there any evidence that they have ever existed in the past.

There is no necessary concordance between biological characteristics and culturally defined groups. On every continent, there are diverse populations that differ in language, economy, and culture. There is no national, religious, linguistic or cultural group or economic class that constitutes a race.

Statement by the American Anthropological Association (aaanet.org):

Given what we know about the capacity of normal humans to achieve and function within any culture, we conclude that present-day inequalities between so-called “racial” groups are not consequences of their biological inheritance but products of historical and contemporary social, economic, educational, and political circumstances.

Given all of this, I don’t understand where any dissenting opinion comes from. I keep up with C0n’s videos, and I agree with the other commenters. He is very knowledgeable, and he does his homework. If only younger people with scientific knowledge gained notice more often in these fields. Maybe then we could drop the value of IQ as well as race.