The existence of the word "racism" itself proves that racism is true, because if it weren't, it would just be called lying

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The existence of the word "racism", itself, can't prove that races exist. It can't even prove that racists exist. Without some context, it doesn't even prove that anti-racists exist. With how honest the anti-racists are, they could be lying about believing in racists.

Words like "atheist" or "christian", can't prove that God exists. They can only prove, with some context, that there are people who believe, or don't believe, in its existence.

Personally, since evolution exists, I find the idea of races counterproductive. Races are only different because they have been created by different soils. Make survival easy, and any race would turn into a chaotic mess. Make certain traits necessary for survival, and everyone in your race would have them.

The reasonable solution to the problem of racism, is to either invest in gene editing technology, or to strengthen your soil magic with strong laws. Allowing a random bureaucrat to decide your race, is insanity that asks to be abused.

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I agree with the first half of your comment, surprised nobody else pointed out the existence of a word doesn't prove or disprove anything here, although u/bobbobbybob did mention it was a crap argument.

As to the second half, racism itself is an ancient evolutionary mechanism formed to facilitate survival. Those within our own tribe, like us, are less likely to harm us. That's why people of different races are harder to tell apart too. There's a reason to know Bob from John, your neighbors, but an enemy can be faceless. Might suggest pattern recognization is "expensive" too.

I don't know it can be fixed, unless you make everyone look like everyone else, and that's probably a bad idea.

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

surprised nobody else pointed out the existence of a word doesn't prove or disprove anything here

I said "are you a atheist", which was a really short form of saying that...

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I dabbled in atheism once myself. It makes sense people would balk at dubious sources of questionable origin speaking of miracles and fantastic events without proof, particularly when miracles stop happening once everyone has video recorders on them. Why wouldn't that raise a bunch of red flags?

There may be a God, but he doesn't talk to us, so man invented hokey religious BS without Him.

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racism itself is an ancient evolutionary mechanism formed to facilitate survival.

Tribalism is an ancient evolutionary mechanism. Racism is a new learnt idea that can be easily used against us. Talking box heads may look like us, but unless the shaman gifts them a name, they are soulless, even if they have a face.

That's why people of different races are harder to tell apart too.

White paper has its advantages.

I don't know it can be fixed

Why fix what doesn't need fixing. Pitting people with obvious differences is easier, but rulers can pit neighbors from different parts of a city with only slightly more efforts. The problem, here, isn't the difference in appearance.