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**espabamar** · 06-05-2012, 08:35 PM

Race Denial is frequent on ABF. People opine that: "Race does not exist!" or "We are all human, all equal!" This is a very dangerous belief; this belief is also unscientific and anti-intellectual.

I question you this: how can Race Denial persist on a "Race Forum"?

It would be like posters posting on a football forum: "The game of football does not exist!"

You should consider these questions before responding:

1. Do you believe different races of man exist?

2. If yes then how many different races of man exist?

3. Are some races "better" than others (eg. at sports) or are all races "equal"?

4. Can a group of policemen put out a fire better than a group of firemen?

5. Can a group of firemen stop a crime better than a group of policemen?

6. Are policemen "better" than firemen, or firemen "better" than policemen?

7. Are policemen "equal" to firemen, or firemen "equal" to policemen?

8. Are policemen and firemen different races of men, if no then why not?

Policemen and firemen are separated by specialization of occupation. But there are behavioral differences between these groups of men. A person afraid of fire makes a poor fireman. The same, a person afraid of guns makes a poor policeman. There is a behavioral difference between policemen and firemen. Is this not the same for races of man? Do different races of men act and behave in different ways from each-other? Or do you believe 'race' (if you believe race exists) only is superficial and has nothing to do with behavior?

Bonus Questions:

In your experience, which particular groups of persons/people are most prone to deny that Race exists ~ and why do you believe they do this?

Is denying 'race' on a "race forum" trolling ~ should it become a bannable offense? Or is it just a "matter of personal opinion", protected by free speech, that race exists or not? If race is a matter of "personal opinion" then is Science, or a scientific approach to Anthropology, also a matter of personal opinion?

Ultimately is Race a matter of fact or opinion?

06-05-2012, 08:35 PM	#1
espabamar Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	Race Denial and Scientific Anthropology Race Denial is frequent on ABF. People opine that: "Race does not exist!" or "We are all human, all equal!" This is a very dangerous belief; this belief is also unscientific and anti-intellectual. I question you this: how can Race Denial persist on a "Race Forum"? It would be like posters posting on a football forum: "The game of football does not exist!" You should consider these questions before responding: 1. Do you believe different races of man exist? 2. If yes then how many different races of man exist? 3. Are some races "better" than others (eg. at sports) or are all races "equal"? 4. Can a group of policemen put out a fire better than a group of firemen? 5. Can a group of firemen stop a crime better than a group of policemen? 6. Are policemen "better" than firemen, or firemen "better" than policemen? 7. Are policemen "equal" to firemen, or firemen "equal" to policemen? 8. Are policemen and firemen different races of men, if no then why not? Policemen and firemen are separated by specialization of occupation. But there are behavioral differences between these groups of men. A person afraid of fire makes a poor fireman. The same, a person afraid of guns makes a poor policeman. There is a behavioral difference between policemen and firemen. Is this not the same for races of man? Do different races of men act and behave in different ways from each-other? Or do you believe 'race' (if you believe race exists) only is superficial and has nothing to do with behavior? Bonus Questions: In your experience, which particular groups of persons/people are most prone to deny that Race exists ~ and why do you believe they do this? Is denying 'race' on a "race forum" trolling ~ should it become a bannable offense? Or is it just a "matter of personal opinion", protected by free speech, that race exists or not? If race is a matter of "personal opinion" then is Science, or a scientific approach to Anthropology, also a matter of personal opinion? Ultimately is Race a matter of fact or opinion?
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