b hu kiteb:

>> But I was obtusely pointing out that the whole concept of
>> race is kind of pointless nowadays
>
> well said. the defining characteristics of raciation cannot be
> applied to homo sapiens, as humans are too heterogenous.
> There is not enough coherence to define "races", unless you want to
> extend the word to physical characteristics such as the blond hair
> race, whatever... there are physical differences, "ethnic groups" if
> you like, but from a scientific point of view the concept of "race"
> doesn't hold.

From a scientific point of view, the human race is one of the most 
homogenous on the planet.


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