Is there not one 'race', the Human Race?

Question

The 'Family of Man'?

Why can't all (more) people see it?

Shouldn't we be working on cleaning up our (mis-) perceptions & misunderstandings, and educating each other in order to do so?

Should we not make 'love', and not war?

Exercising the old 'grey matter'? :-)

Answer 1

IF HUMAN BEING WERE NOT MEANT TO INTERMARRY OUR OFFSPRING WOULD BE STERILE LIKE MULES AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate these divisions that we create around the concept of race. I go by lineage heritage. It is specific yet open to all possibliities with equinimity, so I am promoting that new term.`

All humans, except those from virgin births and cloning, are created out of merging two genetic blood lines and back further and further in the same manner. Scientifically we are programmed through our biology, to be attracted most to those people that would give our offspring greater diverse genetic material. There are other factors invovled as well but this is the most significant for this conversation. Check in with David Sazuki on this one!

Only ideas around social structure and our peculiar divisive practices globally, hold us back from that more healthy approach to having children.

Things like IQ's and health among others, are effected by economic background, STRESS, political and social opression, education, cultural blind spots as in conditioned beliefs, and not being able to understand each others approach to things, circumstances and so on. These are very ignorant and escapist! arguments previously presented that I see as invalid and highly inappropriate and interpreted out of context.

Yes! we have trates regarding our continual evolving as a species, but these are always in flux and so they should be! Frankly genetically there is very little difference between us and other mammels! So the things referred to on here by at least one person are relatively insignificant, a grain of sand in the grand scheme of things! The examples of the cat kingdom of you are talking about the difference between a Lion and a Puma or a domestic cat are way off and too extreme. Even the example of different flowers is off. Maybe...take Tulips...how they are hybradized from an original sourse into infinate forms...maybe I would go with that one. Not Tulips and Roses say...just the Tulip family. Maybe! Can you see the difference though and why I say this!

The natural thing is just to let it all take its coarse. Even if we all end up a sort of global coffee coloured species, if we do not learn from our historical experiences about why there are always people who judge each other superficially and cultivate fear and divisivness, we will still find something to pick on! ( hieght, wieght, shape...gee don't we do that already...says something about us doesn't it?) that creates hierachy according to these superficail things.

I am all for culture and creative differences in humanity. We are fabulous! So I acknowledge that! Culture, heritage, spirituality, all amazing...but the concept of race is really a hindrence, a diversion, a form of scapegoating! for the mainipulative, the weak minded, the judgemental, the paranoid and those who have agendas of control, exclusivity and 'power'. Beware!

Peace and love to all,

Jamie

Answer 2

The mind's function is inherently dualistic. It perceives through a process of bifurcation, dividing everything into progressively smaller parts in order to attempt to discern more clearly. And so discrimination (not the negative connotation) is the basic functioning of mind; seeking out the differences rather than the similarities. Integration on a mental level is much more difficult and abstract.

Therefore, it's not really a matter of education or thinking in the way mind usually does this. That process of perception will only confirm that, yes, there are color differences and race, cultural, belief, and behavioral differences and so on. What you're referring to is the attempt to condition individuals to think in a politically correct way, and this is destined to fail.

Differences are not the problem and don't disappear in our perception by looking at the larger context of "human race". Part of the backlash of this approach has been the call to celebrate and honor those very differences that you seek to eliminate by expanding the context.

The 'problem' is the judgment placed on these differences; the conclusion that follows this discernment of differences that may take the form of "and that's bad" or "and that's wrong, that's a threat".

Acceptance is a matter of spiritual evolution rather than education or 'shoulds' or exercising grey matter.

Answer 3

See past the skin.

There are many levels of ignorance, some more ignorant than others. It doesn't matter weather we are all one human race if those whom are ignorant make a distiction based on race!

The ignorant will make a distinction based upon what ever they fancy. Race is an easy physical distinction, only blind men can't make.

The ignorant are the spiritually blind. If you can improve their sight even a little bit, then there will be less war.

Answer 4

Race is not only skin deep.
Here are some other Differences:

Genetics
Skeletal Structure
Bone Density
Gestation Rates
Maturation Rates
IQ
Creative Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Behavior
Neurology (Physical make-up of the brain)
Cranial volume
Reproduction strategy
Hormone levels
Muscle Growth
Blood differences (types and carrying capacity)
Linguistic capability
Immunological differences in heritable vulnerability and immunity to disease.

Answer 5

A good fellow after my own heart! Wouldn't all DNA trace back to the same source? The only determining factor in skin color is what climate your ancestors lived in on the planet.... Can we think of the One Cosmic Egg? I blame fear that was taught as the cause of hate, greed, prejudice. Where are the Teachers of Courage? Where are the lessons that teach mankind the undoing of conditioned fear? Where are the Masters of Kindness? The Love Gurus?
I feel like makin love
Lets all make love
extend............forever........constant.............
Hallelujah!
Peace

Answer 6

roses and daffodils

It will be absurd if we say there is only one flower "race"

Difference is difference.

Look around and we can see so many different individuals even in the same race.

We can have romantic perception but it can be a play of words if we ignore what actually exists on the earth.

Answer 7

You know, I don't like to stay in the nitches.

Sometimes I do see that we have cultural strengths. Weaknesses are pulled out all to often and really have no bearing here. But culture doesn't follow the color of someone's skin, either. As an American, I have been in the position of seeing all sorts of different cultures and their bearings. Which doesn't necessarily follow race. Black American verses black African are different in bearing. Black Somalian is different again...etc, etc...

Quite simply, judging skin is ridiculous. Making choices based on that is also ridiculous. Someone here said once that they thought Oprah betrayed her people because she was interested in metaphysical spirituality and the answerer felt blacks did "church".

Okay, I'm in my office going WHAT?! Wrong way! (I have to admit that this piece of someone's personal truth actually set me back some. How can people be free in their choices, if this thought is at all common? I hope it's not, ).We all have things that are easy for us. Our bodies seem to also have talents that we can exercise. Some it taught through our culture to explore. Some of it uniquely our own. But we can chose beyond that. (I teach this to my children. Okay, you have your strengths. But character building comes through working with what doesn't come easy to you). You really want it all? Don't make it about color distinction. Make it about What part of that grey matter you want to exercise. You can build up any area you chose through endless ways.


See, I'm waiting for the world to change (I love that song).

Just keep bringing it on, Goodfella...

Edit: I was stripped of my culture before I was even born. My grandparents didn't keep much of the old ways when they came to America. They just went in pursuit of the American Dream (tongue in cheek, people)they got jobs, raised families and all I really know about Sweden really, is that they seemed to like circular gardens. And circular bread. Sure my Swedish grandparents had a couple of Swedish neighbors and those gardens were in everyone's yard. (and the bread changed hands). But then again, I was a kid and some real Swede could come along and roast me alive for real ignorance of my culture. Because I don't know what Swedes are supposed to be doing to show their Swediness. Now, the Italians. (my maternal half) I know as much as you do. Pasta! Which is not my favorite and I think I'm supposed to be Catholic. But I'm with Oprah on that one. After years of watching what culture can do to an individual, I'm wondering if we would all just be better off stripping ourselves of it. Or at least be able to take a step back and look at it impartially, because it is yet another boundary to break down. You can't see into it, or out of it. If the very idea of being without your culture causes some sort of reaction, then search it out. Because that part of your identity just spoke up on it's behalf, and I know that you know something about that.

Answer 8

Recognizing our differences isn't the problem: It's when perception turns into judgment that things get to be horrible.

I'm of mixed race, but I live by this code:
We may be different, but "We're on the same team if we're breathing." - Big Boi, Flip-Flop Rock

Answer 9

Yes the human race
family and man, both
ignorance is bliss
absolutely, this is the key
love not war of course "God is Love"
the brain is a muscle, so yes again I agree it must be exercised.
God bless****

Answer 10

Exactley,love is the answer,war is kinda ugly,there is only 1 human race so a racist by definition must h8 itself