J. Philippe Rushton

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.

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Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective.

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But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.

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I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.

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