Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V...
by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:22PM
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I’m aware that race is not a strictly defined category, and that racial classification is arbitrary to a large extent. However, this doesn’t answer my question.
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V...
by crispyporkbites on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:42PM
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It demonstrates the logical fallacy - if it's an arbitrary classification, as you say, how can those blood test groupings be accurate? They can, at best, be arbitrary
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V...
by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @07:51PM
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“Arbitrary” doesn’t mean “uniformly random”. Even though the lines are blurred, there is still a strong correlation between being considered part of a particular racial classification in the US and having certain genes.
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V...
by hajimemash on Saturday September 19, 2020 @07:32PM
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Thanks for the interesting first link. Now I understand your earlier comment
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/1998-10/WUiS-GSRD-07...
https://theconversation.com/racism-is-real-race-is-not-a-phi...
To add a bit more weight it’s worth reading the intro to race on Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(human_categorization)