New Posts For Thread: issueshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issuesOn recurring occasions, some poster accuses another of racism, playing the race card, etc. They are usually responded to by followed by venomous denials of racism and even statements or the nonexistence of race as an issue. In a video recently postThanks, REteach! I did notice the dig aimed at you regarding your "credentials" earlier. Your explanations are spot-on. It is telling that no attempt was ever made to answer any of the informative questions you posed.It is a curious phenomenon thahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517863387#517863387Thanks, REteach! I did notice the dig aimed at you regarding your "credentials" earlier. Your explanations are spot-on. It is telling that no attempt was ever made to answer any of the informative questions you posed.It is a curious phenomenon thaFri, 23 Mar 2012 19:38:09 -0500Rabello knows what he is talking about and is giving good explanations (so, of course, the conservatives will not listen.) BTW, I do the follow up care on patients who return to the genetics clinic. I order medications and make referrals as needed.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517862769#517862769Rabello knows what he is talking about and is giving good explanations (so, of course, the conservatives will not listen.) BTW, I do the follow up care on patients who return to the genetics clinic. I order medications and make referrals as needed.Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:13:45 -0500Rabello ....Say what you would like, but the term "race" is a reality, and it is used in both forensics, health issues, as well as legal issues. You can deny that the word "race" pertains to specific, identifiable groups till the cows come home, buthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517853035#517853035Rabello ....Say what you would like, but the term "race" is a reality, and it is used in both forensics, health issues, as well as legal issues. You can deny that the word "race" pertains to specific, identifiable groups till the cows come home, butFri, 23 Mar 2012 14:23:15 -0500Thank you, fodaoson. I apologize for helping to derailing your thread. I know the topic discussed isn't what you intended. It wasn't my intention to derail your thread, I just didn't aniticipate the visceral reaction people would have to reading thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517851221#517851221Thank you, fodaoson. I apologize for helping to derailing your thread. I know the topic discussed isn't what you intended. It wasn't my intention to derail your thread, I just didn't aniticipate the visceral reaction people would have to reading tFri, 23 Mar 2012 13:34:14 -0500Everything you write, bodean, explains genetic variation between populations of human beings, but does not prove there is a such thing as "biological race" which is merely an outdated word you insist on using. The differences between these populatiohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517851057#517851057Everything you write, bodean, explains genetic variation between populations of human beings, but does not prove there is a such thing as "biological race" which is merely an outdated word you insist on using. The differences between these populatioFri, 23 Mar 2012 13:29:08 -0500The case of Anthopogenic Global Warming proves you wrong. This whole "old vs new" argument doesn't hold. The views about "racial superiority" indeed are old and outdated, and nobody is argueing against such. The view that there are genetic differehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517840863#517840863The case of Anthopogenic Global Warming proves you wrong. This whole "old vs new" argument doesn't hold. The views about "racial superiority" indeed are old and outdated, and nobody is argueing against such. The view that there are genetic differeFri, 23 Mar 2012 08:16:49 -0500Yes Race is a social construct, all words are social constructs. Family is a social construct, neighboorhood is a social construct, commerce is a social construct These constructs are words to describe a real observable and tangible human situationhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517832899#517832899Yes Race is a social construct, all words are social constructs. Family is a social construct, neighboorhood is a social construct, commerce is a social construct These constructs are words to describe a real observable and tangible human situationThu, 22 Mar 2012 21:54:24 -0500That is more likely the case for those who cannot discard old theories of race that have been discarded due to lack of real evidence. There is more variation within species than between species; scientist know that and it is one of the most significhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517831781#517831781That is more likely the case for those who cannot discard old theories of race that have been discarded due to lack of real evidence. There is more variation within species than between species; scientist know that and it is one of the most significThu, 22 Mar 2012 21:09:39 -0500Why am I not surprised?[/quote]LOL! Right! Why pay any attention to someone who actually works in a genetics clinic? [/quote]For the same reason no person should be paying any attention to the "Climate Scientists" who write the IPCC reports.Oh yeahhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517831211#517831211Why am I not surprised?[/quote]LOL! Right! Why pay any attention to someone who actually works in a genetics clinic? [/quote]For the same reason no person should be paying any attention to the "Climate Scientists" who write the IPCC reports.Oh yeahThu, 22 Mar 2012 20:47:01 -0500What about them? Jews tended for a very long time to marry only within their religion. Are you claiming Judaism is a race instead of a religion? What about the black tribe in Africa who look just like their African neighbors, but claim to be descehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29003405/issues?post_id=517830013#517830013What about them? Jews tended for a very long time to marry only within their religion. Are you claiming Judaism is a race instead of a religion? What about the black tribe in Africa who look just like their African neighbors, but claim to be desceThu, 22 Mar 2012 19:54:55 -0500