Certainly the differences between the races are entirely superficial, but these superficialities ride shotgun with culture and heritage, which are not superficial at all. Consequently it's not just outsiders who categorize members of other races on these grounds, it's also the self-identified members of the races themselves. The desire to self-partition in this way is probably linked to the primitive part of the human brain that wants to be on a "team." As long as that is part of human nature, I wouldn't bet on the future of deracialization.
Blue-eyed white people are at higher risk for age-related macular degeneration than their brown-eyed white counterparts. Would you say that means there is some kind of fundamental difference between them?
Except in that case it isn’t genetics, per se. Blue eyes have less pigment to protect the eyes from (mostly sun) damage. Similarly, if you have fairer skin you have a higher risk of skin cancer… there are certainly black identified people with light eyes and/or skin.
Certainly the differences between the races are entirely superficial, but these superficialities ride shotgun with culture and heritage, which are not superficial at all. Consequently it's not just outsiders who categorize members of other races on these grounds, it's also the self-identified members of the races themselves. The desire to self-partition in this way is probably linked to the primitive part of the human brain that wants to be on a "team." As long as that is part of human nature, I wouldn't bet on the future of deracialization.
Blue-eyed white people are at higher risk for age-related macular degeneration than their brown-eyed white counterparts. Would you say that means there is some kind of fundamental difference between them?
Except in that case it isn’t genetics, per se. Blue eyes have less pigment to protect the eyes from (mostly sun) damage. Similarly, if you have fairer skin you have a higher risk of skin cancer… there are certainly black identified people with light eyes and/or skin.
Yes as always it comes down to a matter of definitions.