The second answer is of course the good one. As Maria said, there is
only one human race.
What we call human races are just artifacts. We all come from so mixed
background that if there ever was something like different human races
they disapeared long ago.
But all this thread started with a discussion of J.Dimaond's book (Guns,
germs and steel). You should read it. It's a very interesting, very
intelligent book that shows explicitly that you don't need the concpet
of races to explain the fate of human societies. It's not the people
that differ but the conditions in which they live, the environnement�
david friedman a *crit :
>
> >I would not like to use dirty words but this line of thought could take
> >you directly to some kind of racism. That's why your question is just
> >stupid. But you probably know it.
>
> It sounds as though you are saying one of two things:
>
> 1. The belief that race is important is, by definition, racism,
> *whether or not it is true.* Hence it is stupid to consider that
> possibility, since there is a risk that the evidence will support it,
> leaving you with the choice between racism and self-delusion.
>
> 2. The belief that race is important is known to be false with such
> confidence that considering the alternative is a waste of time, hence
> stupid.
>
> Which of those describes your position? Or is there a third
> alternative I have missed?
> --
> David Friedman
> Professor of Law
> Santa Clara University
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.daviddfriedman.com/
