IJPSPA International Journal of Political Science and Public Administration 2788-8983 SvedbergOpen ijpspa-2-1-005 10.51483/IJPSPA.2.1.2022.45-48 Research Paper Anti-Race As a Scientific As Well As Political Stance WaltersIan 1 * 1Researcher, 2/14 Aenone Avenue, Noble Park VIC 3174, Melbourne, Australia. E-mail: ianw6644@gmail.com *Corresponding author: Ian Walters, Researcher, 2/14 Aenone Avenue, Noble Park VIC 3174, Melbourne, Australia. E-mail: ianw6644@gmail.com 06 2022 2 1 45 48 Abstract

Elsewhere I proposed then proved the Boas-Lewontin Law. It says, basically, that race as an explanatory variable in human diversity, is not up to much. It explains less than 10% of human morphological variation. In this paper I remind readers that the law shows race to have no reputable explanatory value in science. Its continued use as a classificatory tool in some science disciplines is simply political and should be exposed as such.

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