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I agree that the article

Submitted by Rachel Tashjian on Sun, 11/18/2007 - 11:15pm.
I agree that the article doesn't clarify the relationship between genes and genetics, but I don't think that its aim, either. I think the point is that genetic discoveries are bringing to light the difficult relationship between the two. I don't think it can attempt to be an authority on what race, or what its relationship with genetics, is. More importantly, nor do I think genetics can serve as an authority on race.

I also don't know about the idea of superiority.... Since we sort of established that one species can't be superior to another, I don't know that one human can in essence be superior to another.

I definitely agree on your definition of race, though.

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