Man’s Most Dangerous Myth

Race has been viewed as a cultural identification since the Age of Exploration. Beforehand, the European cultures did not interact with those of Africa or Asia. When Europeans started sailing and interacting with other cultures, they wanted an easy way to explain the difference in skin color. The Europeans did not want to be grouped with the Asians or Africans because they believed their cultural lifestyle was superior. So the Europeans created categorized several g

roups that we now call race. They created three main races from which all others races are digressions from: Caucaisian, Negroid, and Mongoloid. This explanation may have been sufficient for the Age of Exploration, but its unethical biased opinion is under attack by modern scientists.

When scientists try to determine race, they look at specific genetic sequences instead of skin pigmentation. Science has determined that only a handful of genes dictate skin color. The other genes can differ more in same skin color groups than in cross skin color groups. In other words, two black men can have more genetic discrepancies than one of the same black men and a white man. For example, “individuals from sub-Saharan Africa and Australian Aborigines might have similar skin pigmentation (because of adapting to strong sun), but genetically they are quite dissimilar. In contrast, two groups that are genetically similar to each other might be exposed to different selective forces.” The outcome of different forces is the development of two genetically similar groups with contrasting skin pigmentation. It would be rational to group people by overall genetic sequencing, not a general trait.

Using culture to define race has been used since the Europeans have ventured form their corner of the planet, but modern scientific methods have determined that the factors of race should be more than just geographic location and skin color. It should also deal with true genetic

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