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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 11:58 AM
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68. I agree that "race" is an old-timey, bullshit, concept
Kind of like "the four humors" and stuff like that.

It's so hard to define. So, what good would it be to anyone? I mean, it's great that it may have helped doctors to identify certain genetic traits of certain patients, based on their looks. That would help the doctors treat them better.

But now that doctors can literally get inside the cells (and genetic code) of each individual, and read it, who needs to go by old-fashioned methods such as appearance, to judge what a person's genetic tendencies might be?

Race is an outdated concept that is not scientific.
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