Hello all, been a while since my last social experiment, took some time to cook this one up. [spoiler]I hope this one will not invoke the hate that my religious ones have, but still support a sufficient debate. If successful, I will keep trying to move away from religion with future social experiments. Most religious threads on the Flood are arguably shit, however they tend to get the most attention. People tend to like these experiments, and I do them because I personally like to observe perceptions and convictions other than my own. Anyways, onward to my usual extrapolation of the title question, and some food for thought. [/spoiler] [b]Does racism have to exist in human society, and what is your point of view behind your answer?[/b] For those of you who say yes, [b]is this is a fundamental problem because of human psychology, or rather a fundamental problem in societal functionality?[/b] For those of you who say no, [b]what, as individuals in this complex society, can we do to extinguish the existence of racism? Is it possible to overcome what could be a problem with human society itself, or even human psychology?[/b] Also, by "racism" I am implying prejudice and stereotyping by race, a personal or interpersonal conviction that makes one people out to be "better" than another. So, why no? Why yes? [spoiler] Well, you could be answering no from the simple complexity of human psychology and sociology, that as a species, we can "evolve ourselves" in a sense to end negative opinions of another race. In recent times, we have done so much, end slavery, equalize women's rights for the majority, make it politically incorrect to be racist, distinguish false stereotypes by opening up our minds, etc. You also be answering yes from the simple complexity of human psychology and sociology, that as a species, we are too tied to our more homely opinions on others, people who grow up in a racist paradigm, or have bad experiences with peoples of another race may always form convictions, and as such racism will never go away completely. [/spoiler] Please, comment and argue your point, if I am able to think of a logical contradiction, I will argue you back, or merely ask you a question to clarify, and I suggest others do the same. I hope this can be a medium of non-racist debate about racism. I apologize for any Asians/Pacific Islanders/Indonesians, I am only allotted 7 choices, please, comment your answer. Also, every time you vote in a poll and do not comment, a cop shoots an adorable kitten because it's black. /ohIwentthere [u]TL;DR: [b]Does racism have to exist in human society, and what is your point of view behind your answer?[/b][/u]