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To: whereasandsoforth
Sorry, race has to be biological

More significant (to your point) than skin color is the distinct variation of physical build among the races.
166 posted on 02/10/2004 2:33:49 AM PST by OldEagle (Haven't been wrong since 1947.)
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To: OldEagle
More significant (to your point) than skin color is the distinct variation of physical build among the races.

Not really, as this is also essentially a minor cosmetic difference. There is as much difference in builds within members of the same race as there is between races.

Going back to my cat example- I have two cats, one is a tan/brown, 20lb Maine Coone, the other is an 8lb, white/grey domestic short hair. These cats have completely different builds and looks about them, but they recognize each other as cats and make no distinction based on minor cosmetic differences. The animal world is full of examples like this where members of the same species look different from one another, but make no distinction based on this fact. To me, that suggests that our concept of race is a pure cultural creation.

190 posted on 02/10/2004 6:51:20 AM PST by Modernman ("When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." -Otto von Bismarck)
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