science vs the social construct =============================================== Posted by: Lot's Wife ( ) Date: July 02, 2019 05:46PM That should close out the thread ================================================ I don't get it. Please explain. So LW's argument, your argument, it seems is that there is zero genetic difference between the 5 different races of people the US cens
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Definition of race: a : an interbreeding group within a species also : a taxonomic category (such as a subspecies) representing such a group b : BREED c : a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits It's a cliche to say, "There's no such thing as race. We're all one race, the human race. Race is just a social construct." We have different races of
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Roy G Biv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At least we have our recurring "Recovery From > Racism" post's to help us through this debacle! I don't know about you, but I was born into one of the most racist institutions in the history of the world, next to Fundamentalist MORmONs. I was definitely brainwashed to believe deeply white supremacis
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I think there is such a thing as race and racism, but this is for those who don't believe in the concept of race. Definition of race: a : an interbreeding group within a species also : a taxonomic category (such as a subspecies) representing such a group b : BREED c : a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race
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Jordan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This isn't racism. It's not as white people can't > grow dreadlocks or long hair, or that black people > have to have long hair. Since there is no such thing as race, how could there be any such thing as racism, right?
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https://www.abc4.com/news/religion/payson-temple-worker-removed-from-position-over-natural-hair/?fbclid=IwAR1g6cJfHyFsuJebzGRNBFtZuLXaZIH39_ReO1LspFR8JEZDE7XHRjDpus0 Payson temple worker removed from position over natural hair PAYSON (ABC4 News) – A temple worker for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is speaking out after being removed from his position because of his hair.
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Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I didn't infantilize anyone. The vast majority of > missionaries are called when they are either 18 or > 19 years old, which means they are under age 22 > when you get them on the phone. "Just barely out > of high school" may be a bit of a stretch for > describing a 21 year old, b
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Hi Mike, Thank you for your interest in chatting with a member of the Church. What would you like to talk about? Mike 12:20 PM Hi. I had a question about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young and their marriages to their follower's wives, like Henry Jacob's wife Zina. Where is that practice permitted anywhere in scriptures? ComeuntoChrist.org 12:20 PM Thanks! What prompted your interest in want
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SL Cabbie wrote, right before the thread got closed, "My Reply on This Nonsense... Was derailed; essentially the simple question I raised was "What qualifies a 'world class geneticist' to speak to the issues of folklore and anthropology?" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ He's talking about genetics, and what the folklore and anthropology might have in comm
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Humberto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Love and kindness are good things, regardless of > any perceived connection to some ambiguous notion > of "oneness" based on some concocted belief in a > supernatural "singularity". Like Hwint said above, "oneness", is nothing new. Confuscious, Buddha and Lao Tzu were sa
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Jordan Peterson's answer to the question, how do you define religion? It is a hierarchy of values based upon axioms. Most people act out a Judeo Christian ethic and get very offended if they're not treated with that ethic. So when you and Sam Harris argue about religion, you're arguing about very different things, because he defines religion very differently than you. "He tends t
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Dave the Atheist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So your mom was banged by bigfoot ? Our ancestors, Homo Sapiens Sapiens, were having sex with Neanderthals 35,000 years ago, before they went extinct. Chances are it wasn't entirely consensual.
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*** Admin note: Please make sure to mark the subject line when you use swear words in the body of the post. And no swearing in the subject line itself. Thanks! *** Personally I think "Big Foot" is an oral tradition that has been passed down to us from when our ancestors were being raped by Neanderthals and Denisovans, who were much bigger, stronger and had much larger brains than us,
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were banging our Moms. There's a whole book on the subject by a geneticist who studied the topic, https://www.amazon.com/Bigfoot-Yeti-Last-Neanderthal-Geneticists/dp/193887515X "you're talking about a Yeti or Bigfoot or Sasquatch. Well now, you'll be amazed when I tell you that I'm sure they exist." Jane Goodall on NPR This is "The Big Book of Yetis." What the
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SL Cabbie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > S...cat wrote: > > >>We have fossil remains of at least 16 other > sub-species of, Humans (Homos) besides our own. > And we have mapped the genome of two of those > species, Neanderthals and Denisovans. > > What renders your claim nonsensical is the reality > that being a member
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I get understand what you're saying, but again it seems like by splitting hairs you're missing the forest for the trees. Race is obviously determined by DNA, which is testable. If you send your spit into National Geographic they'll tell you exactly how much Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA you have. Predictably, if you're European or Asian, you'll have 3% Neanderthal DNA (on average) If you're
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Finally Free! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >" there is definitely significant genetic > distinction between races." > > There is definitely significant genetic > distinction between my family and yours. Does that > mean that I'm a different "race" than you? My > neighbors and our family have the roughly the s
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Lot's Wife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kori, > > You are confusing two sets of data measuring two > different things. On a macro level the > differences between primate species measure 1% or > 2% or 8%--but those are gauges of major > differences. > > Once you have identified those differences and > start looking w
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Lot's Wife You know I worship the ground you walk on, but You Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The key to productive discussion is a clear > understanding of the terms under debate. When it > comes to racism, you seem to lose the ability to > get those terms straight. Thus. . . > > > -------------- > > ILLOGICAL DOUBLET
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Why didn't President Hinkley have anything to say on 9-11, either before or after, if he was supposedly the "Mouthpiece of God"? I mean the Dalai Lama had plenty to say. Dolly who? The Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibentan Buddhists, you know, Nobel Peace Price winner, he had plenty to say, which is why I'm more of a Buddhist now than a Mormon, even though I came from a long line
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No more pink "Chat With the Missionaries" button on every page. In order to find it you have to do a search, go to their contact information, then give them your name (And I assume they gather your IP Address) then you get into a chat window. Somebody comes on with the screen name: Comeuntochrist And when you tell them you're interested in asking questions, they say, we'd be happy
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And you sing the Praises of Joseph's Myth and name your universities after a Cuckold Bull/pedophile who ruined his follower's lives by stealing their wives and teenage daughters, Why?
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"If you're an 'Authority' by what 'Authority' did Joseph and Brigham ruin their follower's lives by 'marring' their wives, like they both did to Henry Jacobs, who had to give up on a relationship with his wife after he got turned around at Winter's Quarters to go serve his 8th Mission overseas, while Brigham lived openly with Henry's wife Zina as man and wife and fathered a child with her?
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(General or Specific) what would it be?
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babyloncansuckit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It kind of plays into the new John Wick movie. Thanks for the spoiler alert.
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News flash: The only demographic more in denial of science is the JW's. https://www.pewforum.org/2009/02/04/religious-differences-on-the-question-of-evolution/
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Elder Berry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > schrodingerscat Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think the question, "Is there a god?" Is one > of > > the most important questions to answer. > > Why? It is such a broad topic and the devil is > literally in the details? It
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What if someone doesn't know and doesn't mind not > knowing? > > Wow! What if it's impossible to know and so some > people just make stuff up!? I'm not making anything up. Viruses have DNA in them, but they're not alive, since they can't reproduce without another life form. So they could have c
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But in here. Deep in there, and everywhere, What if our creator has been, literally, right under our noses the whole time? What if our creator was the most ancient and widespread biological organism on the planet, yet not technically alive and not quite dead? What if our creator was the most deadly killer on the planet, yet was more populous than all the other life forms on the planet, i
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Some of my (former) friends are Mormon, still to this day. So are some of my family members. My relationship with them is difficult, because I'm so NOT ok with the abuse the church enables and still continues to inflict upon people I know and love. I'm not ok with the abuse that I am well aware of that is enabled by MORmONs who choose to 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" of the
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