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Originally Posted by willx
Basically how genetically different you are typically lines up with what "race or ethnicity" you think you are. (eg. I think I am of Chinese Han descent, Mongoloid, I have a particular tendency to turn red when I imbibe alcohol and I'm more likely to get certain diseases and cancers and less likely to get others.. and ho! It's relatively accurate!)
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There's nothing wrong with said analysis. Except some will use that to "prove" that being of a certain race makes one more likely to commit crime when an individual is typically more complex to this.
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Here's another thought -- when we think of "Race" in human terms and "Breeds" for dogs, what's the difference? Well here's an amusing comment from a science forum I sometimes follow:
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Because breeds were us designing desirable outcomes for our domesticated animals and plants.
But yes, the whole thing is arbitrary. In order to separate ourselves from everything else, that is what humanity must do-- make exceptions for itself.