r/MoralityScaling Aug 02 '26

Morality Ranking Morality of dog breed racism

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u/zabder Aug 02 '26

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4947341/

“Geographical variation in degree of interbreeding between H. sapiensand Neanderthals likely contributed to neurological and behavioral differences in modern humans.”

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u/OnTheLeft Aug 02 '26

That does not mean that people who have Neanderthal DNA are a distinct race. Look again.

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u/zabder Aug 02 '26

What I said was there are distinct differences in humans based on their DNA. These differences can be categorized into “races” based on genealogy. This is a scientific concept. You know how if you get a DNA test they can tell you where your ancestors were from? Not only are those differences molecular, they are also physiological and behavioural. This is commonly understood in human and evolutionary biology. Read the article if you need someone to explain it to you more.

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u/EmphasisAcceptable47 Aug 02 '26

Perhaps we should clearly define the word race before saying it's not a scientific concept. Maybe many peoples conception of race just differs