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Old 12-08-2011, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
"Race" is based on external physical characteristics, primarily skin tone (ex. "whites," "blacks.").
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Ergo, classifying people on the basis of skin color or other external traits is purely subjective, and without any scientific basis.
These two statements are mutually exclusive. Either race can be based on external physical characteristics (an empirical fact) or it cannot (purely subjective).

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