Re: Wrong word?
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It really doesn't disprove my statement at all. The key is the "observable expression."
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"observable" and "biological" may not work together here. That is why I highlighted as I did:
<font color="blue">phe·no·type
The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.
The expression of a specific trait, such as stature or blood type, based on genetic and environmental influences.
<font color="green">An individual or group of organisms exhibiting a particular phenotype. </font></font>
The question may be, more properly expressed, whether race can be defined solely on "groups of organisms who exhibit a particular collection of phenotypes."
Of course, wasting our time trying to justify a more correct defition for "race" is probably a worthless pursuit.
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I'm not feeling particularly articulate today, but if you are actually interested in anything I'm sort-of saying, I can try and present my arguments more clearly at some later point. If you are simply looking for inconsistencies in my statements, I concede their omnipresence.
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I wasn't nitpicking for the joy of it, so when you feel bored enough to add further [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] feel free
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