07-24-2016, 07:41 PM
(07-24-2016, 03:09 PM)bfine32 Wrote: As I mentioned earlier my answer lies in Anthropology and more specifically Forensics; as it searches for physical evidence.
I have further stated that even in the scientific field there is dispute; sometimes you just have to have faith to believe in certain aspects of science. Somewhere along the way it became bigoted to acknowledge there are physical differences between black, white, and yellow so we have steered away from the terms, the genetic make up of humans has not changed.
Attached is a study that goes along with my way of thinking:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98485&page=1
Anthropologists Disagree About Race and Bones
I can only assume that Forensics is this "junk science" you keep referring to. As I have said I am no scientist; I can only go by what I was taught and I was taught that a person with minimal protrusion of the lower, retreating cheekbones, a narrow nose, and skin a various hue of tan is a Caucasian regardless of his social construct.
That may make me bigoted or "wrong" in the eyes of some, but it is not the first time and I doubt it will be the last.
1) That is a news article, not a study. I don't know how anyone could even confuse that with a study. You understand what a study is as well as you understand what a social construct is.
2) Please note "can tell scientists generally where a person’s ancestors came from" is not the same as can tell a person's race or skin color. Probably too subtle for many to understand.
3) That "study" doesn't define race "scientifically." On the contrary, it reinforced my point there isn't a scientific definition for race.
4) Thanks for going to all the trouble of providing a "study" undermining your point. The forensic anthropologists who initially studied the Kennewick man skeleton determined it wasn't related to modern Native Americans. However, forensic science in the form of DNA testing determined the remains were related to modern Native Americans and the forensic anthropologists along with their caliper measurements were, in fact, incorrect. You wouldn't dismiss forensic science, would you?
