/sci/ - Science & Math

On one hand, yes, there are in fact consistently observable similarities and distinctions in the genotypes of different populations throughout the world, which, paired with another anon's point about the shape of the orbital bones being a decent predictor of where one originates, does suggest that one's "race" could be defined in the sense of the general regional populace one traces one's origins to.

That said, /pol/'s hunger for validation is derailed by the fact that skin color is a shitty, excessively broad criterion for distinguishing between races as compared to geographical origin. Africa is so large that claiming the entirety or even majority of the populace constitutes a single race on the basis of skin color is absurdly overbroad, and similar arguments can be applied to Asia, and (to a lesser extent) to Europe.

Instead of a few major races, there would probably be something like dozens and dozens of minor races on every continent existing in a genetic continuity with each other since our ancestral populations didn't necessarily stay in one place or refuse to interact with each other.

>>8896465
But Africa is hardmode. Huge swaths of practically uninhabitable desert.

>having the tools/knowledge/infrastructure handed to them
You mean being overrun by foreign invaders?

>and if anyone presents any evidence to the contrary I can throw a petty wrench in their data, say it's unconclusive, and call it a day
Yes, that evil academic rigor thing. There's a board for your kind, you'll have more fun there: >>>/pol/