Genetic variation does exist, but it does not make for discrete “races”. Such divisions are cultural constructions.
Actually it does exist. There was DNA study that ened up showing that while the Asian and European races were similer, and similer to one large African tribe, aside from the one tribe who’s name scaped me all the other african tribes DNA varies by leaps and bounds from us and even eachother.Why people are so affraid of the fact that humans are different from eachother just totally escapes me.
Also bone structure, defiantly shows a huge difference between the three races.
Yesd, I forgot all about that. It jus came to mind. The current people livng in Europe are not the original Europeans. The ancestory of the current Europeans came from the east. 2 ethnic groups in Europe that they think of decendants of the origianl Illyrian race in Europe the Basque and the Albanians. During the Serbian invsion of Kosovo, which Kosovars are Albanians. Americans donated to food for their wellbeing. Many Kosovars burned the food because their digestive system cant’ handle the more rich of of most other cultures including ours. They have to eat a diet that is very bland by our standards. They are obviously not the SAME as us.
Absolutely!
I would think though that those variations are due to tribal inbreeding, based on arbitrary cultural divisions. Whether you believe in creationism or evolution all humans on the earth today share ancestry when we go back far enough. We all originate from a single clan. Obviously these differences didn’t exist then. Our arbitrary divisions (often based on racism and elitism), and the ridiculous concept of “racial purity” practiced by the various tribes throughout history has led to ethnic groups with unique genetic features. In the end though we started as a single a race, and all humanity is part of a single overarching tribe.
Most of those changes along tribal lines had to do with adjusting the body for local conditions. ,ie nordic people having blue eys to absorb less available light. Skinnier bodies in Kenya’s to absorb less heat.
Thank you for your post I find all of these so fascinating.
All that aside. the furthest anyone is related to anyone else on earth possbile is 49th cousin.
Really? What an interesting factoid! Where did you get it? (I believe you; I’d just like to be able to tell people where the information came from if I pass it along. Thanks!)
Firstly, there are no distinct races- this is a social construction borne of the Victorian 18th c and is intended to divide not unite. It is pseudo-science. Just because people look “white” and others look “black” and others look “yellow/Asian” this is not reflective of the complexity of the Homo Sapien species. THis is simplistic observation based on gross observation.
It’s sad, isn’t it? Some colleges nowadays are teaching that only Caucasians can be racist because they “are the ones in power” supposedly. But this in itself is racist. The truth is, racism is racism, whether it’s blacks hating whites, whites hating blacks, Caucasians hating Hispanic whites or non-whites, or asians hating blacks. No matter who the target is, or who the racist is-- racism is always racism.
that is not a bad thing anyhow.
Mostly our fault with some divine intervention: Tower of Babel is one theory.
I heard that blondes may be extinct in a few hundred years. Obviously some genetic traits pass on more easily than others. I could see that in several hundred years or maybe a millenia, all of our unique features will begin to gray out and we will no longer enjoy the rich diversity which is great part of our species.
I think that might be a good thing. It will give us a chance to truly become one people and may be the only thing that completely ends racism.