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Started by Terry Hardig
Thu, 16 Feb 1995 02:42
Re: Inter-racial Marriages Drivel
Author: Terry Hardig
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 02:42
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 02:42
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> In article <3ht65k$25l@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Blamby <blamby@aol.com> wrote: > [Such unbelievable drivel that I can't be certain it wasn't facetious deleted] "Studies of genetic variation, then, indicate that even the most different of peoples diverged very recently in human history; that there is overall slight difference among the 'races' except in those FEW [my emphasis] obvious morphological features by which they are usually recognized; that many geographically variable features do not correspond to racial boundaries; and that unless there is evidence to the contrary, THERE IS LITTLE REASON TO ASSUME [my emphasis] that traits other than skin color, hair form, and the like will vary substantially among 'races.' For example, there is no reason to expect mental abilities to vary among 'races,' any more than protein-encoding loci or the structure of the hand--EVEN THOUGH WHITE EUROPEANS HAVE ASSUMED SUCH DIFFERENCE, AND FOR 200 YEARS SOUGHT EVIDENCE OF THE MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL INFERIORITY OF THE RACES THEY HAD TYPOLOGICALLY DEFINED [my emphasis]." --Douglas J. Futuyma Evolutionary Biology, 2d edition Sinauer Assoc., Inc., Sunderland, MA. I'm not certain what your hidden agenda entails, nor what feelings of inadequacy you may be trying to assauge, but you denigrate this entire forum with your weeping pustule of a brain. Mike Hardig Dept of Botany Washington State University o9930727@wsunix.wsu.edu
Re: Inter-racial Marriages Drivel
Author: Henry T Robertson
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 07:33
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 07:33
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In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.950215181527.32658A-100000@unicorn.it.wsu.edu>, Terry Hardig <o9930727@wsunix.wsu.edu> wrote: >>blamb wrote: >I'm not certain what your hidden agenda entails, nor what feelings of >inadequacy you may be trying to assauge, but you denigrate this entire >forum with your weeping pustule of a brain. Whoa, I seem to have quoted him out of context. He was just reacting to the many queries by obnoxious researchers on i.r. marriages we get every week. He is in an interracial marriage. Anyway, to repeat my question... has there been any studies to show differences in gender ratio of offspring of certain kinds of i.r. marriages? I've heard that the pH of vaginal fluids can affect the probability of the offspring's gender, so could genetic diversity affect the outcome?
Re: Inter-racial Marriages Drivel
Author: Bill Lambert
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 23:12
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 23:12
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In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.950215181527.32658A-100000@unicorn.it.wsu.edu>, Terry Hardig <o9930727@wsunix.wsu.edu> writes: > [Such unbelievable drivel that I can't be certain it wasn't facetious > deleted] You should have gone with your instincts, and not try to think too much.
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