tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901636.post5722722521258928261..comments2023-02-28T07:01:51.072-05:00Comments on approaching North: T4G Musings, Part 3Paul Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906519427138525484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901636.post-55438959000938927642008-05-23T09:47:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:47:00.000-04:00Thank you, Rachel! You don't sound uppity, but fur...Thank you, Rachel! You don't sound uppity, but further supported what the Bible is saying: that we are all one race, one kind--beings made in the image of God!Paul Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906519427138525484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901636.post-26299671527582925562008-05-23T03:57:00.000-04:002008-05-23T03:57:00.000-04:00This is interesting. I don't mean to sound uppity...This is interesting. I don't mean to sound uppity or a know-it-all, but I've known this for awhile now. I figured it out after watching a program on TV about mitochondrial DNA. What I learned is that skin color and hair texture, etc., is just a small part of the human genetic code. We are all very much alike, especially under the skin. And our DNA shows we are all more closely related than we think. People have migrated and intermarried so much over the centuries and millennia that it is meaningless to think of race as a means to classify people. So, yes, race is just a political and historical construct. We are all one people--because we are all the same species. Thanks for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901636.post-78676322962710701972008-05-20T02:52:00.000-04:002008-05-20T02:52:00.000-04:00I have posted my own musings about T4G, and about ...I have posted my own musings about T4G, and about Thabiti's thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid what we (the common people) call "race" does exist, even though the spirit of Thabiti's message was on point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com