Assuming the theory of evolution is on the right track where did homo sapien first exist and was he black or white.Why is there such a diversity of races
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Actually, I would think that question is more for paleoanthropology. Evolution tells us about the transition between species. Paleoanthropology tells us more about who each species was.
In which case, we're talking about Africa, and it seems likely they were dark-skinned. However, I'm not an expert.
In which case, we're talking about Africa, and it seems likely they were dark-skinned. However, I'm not an expert.
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Um, there is more genetic diversity in a race, than between them. Which means, quite simply, that "race" is just an arbitrary measurement.
What's the difference between a black man and a white man? The amount of pigment produced by his skin cells. Everything else (height, weight, athletic ability, intelligence, whatnot) is no more different than you can find between two whites, or two blacks.
What's the difference between a black man and a white man? The amount of pigment produced by his skin cells. Everything else (height, weight, athletic ability, intelligence, whatnot) is no more different than you can find between two whites, or two blacks.
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There are more differences between the "black" and "white" races than just skin pigment.
Only "blacks" can have sickle cell anemia, and the hair of "blacks" is flat, not round.
Only "blacks" can have sickle cell anemia, and the hair of "blacks" is flat, not round.
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Yups, I guess I was wrong about the sickle cell. Many races can get it.
Back in high school only blacks could get it, or so it was thought, I guess.
Back in high school only blacks could get it, or so it was thought, I guess.
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That is what was taught years ago. No kidding.
But that may have been when it was first discovered.
Maybe it was only seen in blacks at first.
But that may have been when it was first discovered.
Maybe it was only seen in blacks at first.
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That sickle cell anemia is unique to blacks is a widely held belief, and as I recall, was used as evidence on Law & Order, for instance. It's more common in blacks (present in 1/8 of blacks worldwide, and 1 in 500 American blacks), to the point that the presence of it in Caucasians has been argued (true or not) to suggest that those Caucasians have a black ancestor.
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My wife has a explaination for that. In the beginning God created man out of the clay of the earth and put him in the oven. But the man came out to white. So God decided to try again, but the man came out to dark. So He tried again and this time the man came out just right, not to dark, not to light.
But you got to remember, this story comes from a women who carries a umbrella in the summer to keep the sun off of her, so she does not get to dark.
But you got to remember, this story comes from a women who carries a umbrella in the summer to keep the sun off of her, so she does not get to dark.
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I think the theory about race is outdated. If you took a person from the south pacific, one from Alaska, and another from mexico, you would have a very hard time to tell them apart. As the world becomes a "smaller" place, some of the theorys from 100 years ago are just not holding up.
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Maybe it is some thing to where a person lives. Who is better adapted to living in the arctic. A tall long limbed dark person or more compact person capable of storing fat in their body. Evolution might even come into this?
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