A half-truth. Human genetic differences are certainly real. The fact that black people have more melanin in their skin than white people is certainly biological — what’s conventional is any *exact* category which cuts off a part of human genetic space as “black” or “white.”
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In other words, “black people” and “white people” are not NATURAL KINDS. They are just rough areas within human genetic space, enough so you can say “over here” and “over there.” They have irreducibly fuzzy margins.
Race is thus biological and “real” in a LOW RESOLUTION way. Enough, though, that we can associate race with some important biological facts — like greater risk of sickle cell anemia in black people.
What’s TRUE is that race (other than for a few things like that) ISN’T IMPORTANT
What’s TRUE is that race (other than for a few things like that) ISN’T IMPORTANT
MORALLY speaking, race isn’t very important. It should be one of the least important facts about someone. Very little that isn’t trivial follows from it.
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