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Some have touched on this, but I'd like to expound on the topic.I believe race only exists as a social construct. It is a fairly modern idea without an genetic basis. One of the first modern racial classification system was created by Francois Bernier in the 1700s. In it, he indentified and ranked certain races as superior and inferior.Biologically though, race does not exist. Human beings are one of the most genetically similar species in the world. We have more in common with each other than two houseflies that look completely identicial to each other. That's because the number of genes that determine our appearances make up just a very small portion of us. I'm of German descent, but I may be more genetically similar to an individual living in a mud hut in Nigeria, than another German man.Just look back at history to see how the definition of race has changed over the years. Italians, during the earlier parts of history, weren't considered "white" in America, but they are now. We're also seeing a movement towards labelling "non-Hispanic whites" as "white." The definition of race only changes because it's a social construct.

As many have previously mentioned, 10 posts a day is unreasonable. This forum started to decline when "Xisto" was replaced with "Xisto." Unfortunately, people associate the latter part of the name, Sutra, with the Kama Sutra. Also, the forum, in my opinion, is a bit too clustered. There's too much going. For example, the bottom portion of the forum where it displays the "Related Topics" is completely unnecessary. It only serves to slow down the servers which seems to be a major problem I've experienced on my end of the line.

Darwinism or God? Evolution or Creationism? This has been a hot topic of debate since Charles Darwin's ideas and views were introduced. Fortunately, with the advancement of technology and a better understanding of science, scientists have been able to disprove Darwin's rudimentary positions and have been able to expand on Darwinism. I would like to first start off by stating that Darwinism is not evolution. Darwinism is a label attached by Creationists to make evolution seem dogmatic. Evolution has been studied for the past century and countless experiments have proven it to be a fact. What exactly is evolution? It states that the genetic structure of an organism is able to evolve to form a new organism. A Creationist would argue that it would be ludicrous and preposterous to even suggest that humans evolved from monkeys! However, that is not the case. That is not what evolution is about! Evolution is about adapting and evolving to the environment. For example, leopards in South America and Africa have subtle differences because when the South American continent split from Africa, the differences between the two continents caused these leopards to adapt to their environment! Consider the case of a human being. Our appendix is usually considered by many to be absolutely useless nowadays. Say a couple produce a child with a deformity -- the child is born without an appendix. And the child without an appendix spreads those genes. Eventually, in the future (millions of years?) humans will not have an appendix! That's what evolution is about! It's about a simple deformity that aids in the adaptation to the current environment. In fact, evolution does not conflict with the Bible at all! Therefore, you can believe in evolution and still be a Chrisitan. This is just one of many examples to prove that science and religion actually go hand-in-hand when understood to it's fullest extent. If we ever do fully comprehend science and religion (unlikely?), the war between science and religion will dissolve. Let's pray for that.

Global Warming This topic is debatable. Some argue global warming is really not occuring while others disagree. The earth has undergone a series of climate changes throughout the years. There was the Ice age and then there was a time during the medieval period where the earth was relatively warmer than it usually is. Multiple studies have shown that there is no correlation between human impact and the environment. The earth might be undergoing a transitional phrase where it becomes warmer because of less magnetic activity sun spot cycle. Earth is running out of resources I agree with you there but we're starting to recycle and wil continue to do so. War in Iraq, and now in Georgia? The world has lived through WWI, WWII, etc. It is very unlikely that humans will be able to make such a big impact. Humans don't have the ability to destroy the world. Last point, the War in Iraq and in Georgia are relatively minute compared to many of the wars the world has gone through? Nuclear wars? Please... Education, Learning to be greedy or intellectual Education can only further human society and living standards. Humans become weak Believe it or not, humans are actually a lot more healthier than were their ancestors. Aliens, the real threat? No comment. How can we help? We can help by uplifting the low moral standards society has bestowed upon us when each person was born. PS: Let's recycle too.

Aw, thank you all of you guys. I had a great time yesterday and I'm still getting presents today! It won't be long before I hit 30 so I have to enjoy these last few years.

That is twisted! But it reminds me of what I did these few weeks. I usually leave out the slight though. :PThanks a lot Tiki!