Will we become one race soon?

[Gano]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

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]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

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]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

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]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

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]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

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.

[Mindfields]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

I don't think so. Not anytime soon, atleast. Blasians have a LONG way to go. I've only seen two and that was on the internet. Religions get involved; there's just no way some people will sleep with another color.

[Minion133]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

gay

[Suzuru]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

edit: meh

[Z3ratul]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

I don't think so. Not anytime soon, atleast. Blasians have a LONG way to go. I've only seen two and that was on the internet. Religions get involved; there's just no way some people will sleep with another color.

Not anytime soon, of course. But the religion argument fails because nowadays a certain race of people aren't all bound to the same religion.

[Reach]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

Not to mention fanatical religion is on the decline. The barriers are breaking down. As civilizations become more advanced they globalize and begin to homogenize. It's happening faster than a lot of people think.

Arguments like 'we'll be going into space' do not hold up any value. So what? How does this prevent homogenization? This does not stop globalization. Going into space is not necessarily a barrier at all.

[flamingspinach]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

Um. We'd all better hope that we're not becoming one race, if a race is defined as "a population of humans or non-humans", because that destroys much of our species's survival capability. Being reduced to one population, no matter how large, would be a disaster. Hell, it already is becoming one. I'm all for understanding other people and cultures, but in a biological sense, globalization is one of the worst things that could happen to our species.

[Reach]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

What? I don't understand how it would be a disaster at all. If anything, it would be a great advantage. It would destroy many of the problems in our world now. Not to mention global government.

I don't see how it would hinder our survival capacity. Explain this to me. "survival capability" wtf? We completely rely on technology. I fail to see how this is relevant *confused*

[trillobyite]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

Not to mention fanatical religion is on the decline.

?? Maybe in America & Europe....not in Africa, the Middle East, or India....and those are some heavily populated places.

[Reach]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

Oh it is still on the decline and it's only going to drop further as they develop. Don't be fooled. A lot of African countries are exploding development wise. It's not just tribes running around contracting aids anymore. India is also developing rapidly and will be a powerhouse in around 50 years.

[flamingspinach]

Re: Will we become one race soon?

I said on a biological level. The homogenization of a species leads to a loss of biodiversity and therefore a lack of flexibility. I highly suggest that you read the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - I don't usually point people to books as part of an discussion because nobody ever actually reads such references, but I think the points of that book are very important for everyone to understand. Humans are, notwithstanding the proud place we assign ourselves in the world order, still a biological species, and we need to take care that we not go the way of the dinosaurs, so to speak. Any ecologist will tell you that multiple populations (i.e. multiple groups of individuals that don't usually breed with each other) are very important to a species's success.

To give a human example, people of different ethnic backgrounds (by which I mean that before globalization happened, their ancestors lived and bred in disparate locations and were separate populations to a large extent) tend to still retain genetic differences from each other, one of the more minor examples being skin color. These genetic differences, while making people of all races no less human, do in fact contribute to the phenotypic expression of the vast amount of genetic diversity that we, as a global species, can command. However, if globalization reduces us to just one huge population, the more "rare" genes will start dying out, slowly. Again, this is from a biological perspective, and not a human perspective, necessarily - though ultimately our civilization needs to reconcile the two or we're going to be in deep **** :/