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Re: Uncle Sam says
by Ibon » Fri 01 May 2009, 17:00:51
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', ' ')As global warming turns the northern latitudes warmer and sunnier who knows, maybe natural selection will weed them out.
I'm pretty sure solar exposure has to do primarily with latitude, not temperature. But maybe if it's warmer folks will be able to stay outside longer and get more Vitamin D. But not likely to require darker pigment for protection from the sun. How dark northern folks get in a low-energy future will probably depend on how much dark pigment genetics have been introduced into the population, not on climate change, seems to me.
And wearing less clothes. Look at what happened to the skin cancer rates of white Australians once the ozone layer thinned. But those long dark winters of northern latitudes does probably mean less total sun exposure so you are right. There is another interesting factor that is in reference to the adaptation of eating dairy products. The northern europeans are some of the most lactose tolerant group as they have evolved many many generations raising cows and eating dairy. This is the single most important source of vitamin D besides sun shining on your skin.
Here are some good arguments for preserving racial purity and not turning the whole planet into one mongrel breed of humans
1) Racial differences have regional adaptability as in the example of skin pigmentation and lactose tolerance given above. As global warming will create regional extremes in environmental conditions some races will do better. Just like we have seed banks of heirloom and native seeds for wheat for example to pull from if we need to breed in resistance to novel diseases likewise we should maintain this same racial variations in humans to guarantee the resiliency of our species going forward.
ON THE OTHER HAND
2) If we increase heterosis, hybrid vigor, in humans, we will breed a super race of highly resistant Kudzu Ape mongrels that will prove more adaptive and they will persist longer in their overshoot to the detriment of species diversity on the planet.
I can't take myself seriously any more ! !
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Re: Uncle Sam says
by Pretorian » Fri 01 May 2009, 17:13:58
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('flapjax', 'W')hat happened is, Pretorian, you have nothing special about you at all exept that you are white, so you cling to it as if it makes you better than others; your only accomplishment - having been born.
I have never said that being white makes me so special or better than others ( may be because nobody cared enough to describe what exactly "better" or "superior " is); so I am not even a racist technically.
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Re: Uncle Sam says
by Ibon » Fri 01 May 2009, 17:22:10
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') Ibon, have you heard of outbreeding depression? Or may be you know how many generations heterosis lasts, when it happens?
') Ibon, have you heard of outbreeding depression? Or may be you know how many generations heterosis lasts, when it happens?
Outbreeding depression is also a real phenomenon. Let's play am imaginary game to understand this using Darwins finches. Two closely related species come together that are still similar enough to create hybrids and produce fertile offspring. The problem is the father had a big bill to crack open big seeds and the mother had a small bill to crack open small seeds. The fertile offspring starved because there were only large and small seeds available to feed on. They couldn't crack the big seeds with their medium size bills but they also lacked the dexterity to open the small seeds. This is outbreeding depression.
Pretorian, I hope you understand the irony and humor here in our discussion. Let me explain what has been happening these past couple of posts.
We are basically enjoying ourselves with some pseudo science, pulling phenomenon from the natural world in an attempt to present arguments either in favor of or against racial purity in humans. We are doing exactly what the racist social darwinists did in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Looking for proofs in the natural world to reinforce own racial bias.
There is no proof of racial superiority in humans. There are variances. Isn't that grand?
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