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Originally Posted by the_spatula
Which proves my point, precisely!
The issues that have arisen do not have a basis in biology. They have a basis in society.
African Americans were not born genetically predisposed to being criminals and dead-beat dads. Those are learned behaviors. Nuture, not nature. It has everything to do with environment and nothing to do with genetics.
Now that we have agreed that (all things being equal) these issues would not arise in our society on Mars (ruling out biology) we can begin to analyze the reasons why they exist in America. I have asserted that it has to with the previous ills of our society. Do you have any other ideas?
*Also: I have a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and know a fair bit about genetics. I can tell you with 100% certainty that blacks/whites/asians/hispanics are all members of homo sapiens (meaning our genetic makeup is nearly identical).
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As long as you aren't saying that ALL of Black societal ills can be traced to slavery and racism, I'm with you.
I think we have some Black people on CP. What do you people say?