Will we become one race soon?

[Animefreak999]

i heard someone say that one day we'll all be the same race, but will we? will the cultures all become one? why am i asking so many questions on something so stupid?ok im rambling now

[falconsfan14]

Nice southpark rip. And no.

[Snowcrafta]

I am proudly going to say I will never breed with a minority.

[Z3ratul]

Originally Posted by falconsfan14

Nice southpark rip. And no.

This has been thought up of WAY before SP. Unfortunately though, I'm not schooled on this subject and I'm too lazy to search Wiki for ten minutes to formulate a pathetic viewpoint, so I'll wait for the obligatory aperson / Reach / (intellectual person) post.

[MiniNeo]

I think the answer is yes, eventually. People will become more open-minded and races will start to mix until we are all beige. (Rofl russell peter refrence)

[T0rajir0u]

this question is dumb because it presupposes the existence of race

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

edit: the other problem is that a lot of people are poor and dont have the money to leave the places they are and have sex with people from other cultures

so

no

[hydrojakep]

White people eee-eee-eee-eee-eee-eee-eee
black people doo-doo-doo-doo


btw incase you dont get my clever joke, no.

[YungYung]

We already are one race. Humans.

WTF chinese race, white race, black race... get your vocabulary straight.

And um, I personally believe that most of the population will be partially some sort of asian culture. Wether it be east indian or chinese etc... since they seem to have the biggest populations, plus the fact that they immigrate ****ing everywhere.

[T0rajir0u]

Originally Posted by YungYung

We already are one race. Humans.

way to read the rest of the thread

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The term race distinguishes one population of humans (or non-humans) from another.

[YungYung]

Throwing a wikipedia definition at me doesn't mean anything. I'm not saying it's wrong either, but honestly who goes around distinguishing people by "white race" "black race" and "asian race" etc etc..? I'm entitled to my opinion am I not?

[T0rajir0u]

I wasn't arguing against your point, I actually agree with you. I just prefer it when people use their terms precisely because I've found that a lot of pointless arguments are really just disagreements over definitions. When people know exactly what they're talking about, sometimes they realize they aren't disagreeing over anything arguable.

[aperson]

Originally Posted by YungYung

Throwing a wikipedia definition at me doesn't mean anything. I'm not saying it's wrong either, but honestly who goes around distinguishing people by "white race" "black race" and "asian race" etc etc..? I'm entitled to my opinion am I not?

When presenting arguments, it is best to adhere to a lexicographical source so as not to delve into an argument of semantics. Torajirou provided a pretty good and respectable source, and you then proceeded to use the word in a quite arbitrary and incorrect way to how it had been defined. I suggest if you want to continue your argument, you choose a different word to encompass the 'being-ness' that is inherent in all humans, and allow race to stand for what torajirou has cited.


My own perspective on this matter is that, as society globalizes, the barriers allowing genetic drift between independent cultures will be broken down, allowing society to become more homogenized and causing the 'universal culture' of the world to narrow in scope.

[Moogy]

lol ringworld.

[MCRenaissance]

Wow...

Aperson's post really intimidated me to post here considering that my intellect is nowhere close to matching Aperson, but here it goes.

I believe that as time passes yes, we should become into just one race. Not anytime soon though. Considering the fact that some people are just isolated from the rest of the world other than where they live. But yes, I do think that as time passes this will happen.

There's my go at it.

[Z3ratul]

Originally Posted by aperson

My own perspective on this matter is that, as society globalizes, the barriers allowing genetic drift between independent cultures will be broken down, allowing society to become more homogenized and causing the 'universal culture' of the world to narrow in scope.

Originally Posted by MCRenaissance

I believe that as time passes yes, we should become into just one race. Not anytime soon though. Considering the fact that some people are just isolated from the rest of the world other than where they live. But yes, I do think that as time passes this will happen.

Just thought I'd point that out.

And, after giving it some thought, I can't seem to come up with anything that disputes that logic.

[Gano]

Originally Posted by hydrojakep

White people eee-eee-eee-eee-eee-eee-eee
black people doo-doo-doo-doo


btw incase you dont get my clever joke, no.

Thats one too many eee's and one doo short you've got there

[Tps222]

Soon is a terrible word to use, as you didn't define a timeframe to assign to "soon". Within the next 100 years? Probably not. Will we ever, it's a good possibility. Although, they're are way too many unknown variables possible to determine the timeframe though, this includes Nuclear Wars, Catastrophic Natural Events, and other ridiculous things people say are going to happen in the next century. I'm really not well-educated in the field of genetics, so I do not know how mutations and variations in traits would affect this whole deal.

[Reach]

Lol. Translation - Use words as they are defined, not openly as it confuses the point of your argument. I run into this a lot here actually (even though I do it too sometimes XD)

And ap's second paragraph speaks to the truth, so there isn't a whole lot to add. I mean, it's inevitable with where we're going now. Something could of course cause things to change like what tps mentioned.

[trillobyite]

Whether or not "race" exists, there are distinct morphological groups of humans as a result of evolutionary adaptations to different ecosystems on Earth. One reason why humanity could all look alike soon would be the massive globalization and homogenizing of the international community through urbanization, but there would still be deviants. I doubt humanity could combine into one race anytime soon, though in the far future, if we are still extant, it could be possible.

Edit: I am speaking in terms of evolution though, not interracial sex, so I can see where I'd be pointed out as wrong. As far as an international cluture, however, that is impossible. Culture tends to develop as a result of local customs in specific regions, not as a result of race. Are Chinese and Japanese culture equivalent? Not even close. Is Nigerian culture equivalent with Zimbabwe's culture? Not even close if you read either nation's cultural history.

[jewpinthethird]

I hope so, halfies are hot.

Will there be one universal race? One cannot rule out that possiblity, but there are too many variables to consider before one can come to a solid conclusion on the matter.

I honestly dont believe a universal race will ever come about. And I am convinced there is no way a universal culture will ever form.