Genetic relatedness, which I hope you’ll agree is kind of relevant when discussing genetics.
I don’t understand this response. I am asking how one decides if a group is a “natural group” or a “socially-constructed” group. Simply answering “genetic relatedness” doesn’t answer the question. I prefer not to guess at what you mean.
Irrelevant; I’m talking about how different groups were actually defined in history
Then I don’t understand your argument. I thought you were arguing that (1) the group known as “blacks” are defined in an arbitrary manner; and therefore (2) it’s not legitimate to claim that the black/white IQ gap has a large genetic component.
What exactly are you arguing?
One could also observe that members of Race 2 in your scheme are more likely to eat a lot of rice than members of Race 1, and ask whether the difference is genetic. The answer would be no, even if the answer to some other possible question might be yes.
I agree 100%. The point is that it’s possible to define a “race” in a completely arbitrary manner; observe that 2 races are different; and reasonably ask whether the difference might be caused in whole or in part by genetics.
You disagree that we disagree?
I disagree with your claim about IQ tests and intelligence, but it’s a separate issue.
I don’t understand this response. I am asking how one decides if a group is a “natural group” or a “socially-constructed” group. Simply answering “genetic relatedness” doesn’t answer the question. I prefer not to guess at what you mean.
Then I don’t understand your argument. I thought you were arguing that (1) the group known as “blacks” are defined in an arbitrary manner; and therefore (2) it’s not legitimate to claim that the black/white IQ gap has a large genetic component.
What exactly are you arguing?
I agree 100%. The point is that it’s possible to define a “race” in a completely arbitrary manner; observe that 2 races are different; and reasonably ask whether the difference might be caused in whole or in part by genetics.
I disagree with your claim about IQ tests and intelligence, but it’s a separate issue.