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4. I think fear of other is learned behavior, not genetic.

Sun May 13, 2018, 06:28 AM

May 2018

for example: does a white baby and a black baby (or any two races) fear each other? i don't think they do.

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Racism is not dying [View all] Soph0571 May 2018 OP

That's the way it works misanthrope May 2018 #1

We're born with various genetic dispositions to bias Hortensis May 2018 #2

I think fear of other is learned behavior, not genetic. Kurt V. May 2018 #4

You are correct. betsuni May 2018 #6

Kurt, I'm not an anthropologist but.. KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #7

your thoughts are always appreciated. Kurt V. May 2018 #10

Well, one instructive thing we can look at is... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #11

Even better, all this has been and is being intensively Hortensis May 2018 #13

Yes, it will be interesting to watch. KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #15

Yes, racism and fear of someone outside our group are different issues... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #25

There is way to get back there in one sense, try a Paleo Diet nolabels May 2018 #31

You have to be right and wrong. For sure most people Hortensis May 2018 #12

Absolutely, there is much more to learn about Kurt V. May 2018 #19

Yes. I choose to believe that reducing all humanity to biochemical Hortensis May 2018 #21

yikes! Kurt V. May 2018 #22

That's sweet, thanks! My husband's out right now Hortensis May 2018 #23

You'te right Hortensis SCantiGOP May 2018 #5

Love talk of "triumph of morality and intellectual reasoning." Hortensis May 2018 #14

That's a great post Hortensis Uncle Joe May 2018 #16

I'll be satisfied with just white supremacy dying off at this point. MrScorpio May 2018 #3

What a nasty kid! MineralMan May 2018 #17

The Leon County Sheriff's Department is not filing any charges csziggy May 2018 #18

Challenges in his personal life made him do it dalton99a May 2018 #29

Racism is not dying. We have to intentionally kill it gollygee May 2018 #24

I would have learned racism from my father but I didn't elocs May 2018 #26

I agree. It's not dying... OneGrassRoot May 2018 #28

It's not dying Runningdawg May 2018 #30