What is racism? 

This is the official definition:

"a belief that [race](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race#h1) is a fundamental [determinant](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/determinant) of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"

Therefore, to know if we should be racist, there are two questions we must ask:

Does our race shape us?
Does our race make us better or worse than others?

The second question is actually dependent on the first. If our race shapes us, and we are different from others, then our race must change our value compared to others. This is due to the nature of Life. A group of animals is always changing; always growing or shrinking. The traits that make up a race are never stationary; our populations and DNA are always in flux. And, if we are always changing, it follows that we are always getting better or worse. We may not always know how we are doing so, but it is impossible to stay the same.

Consider the musician. Every moment the musician is learning more about his instrument, he is getting better. Every moment he is not learning more about his instrument, he is getting worse. Stasis, stillness, and equilibrium are not actually present in living beings. If we look closely enough, everything is always moving.

Therefore, at any given point, a race must be increasing or decreasing in value. And, because biology is so complex, the chances are infinitely small that a race will have exactly the same value as the others.

Now, there are several common objections at this point which must be addressed.

*One*: There is no way to measure, or there is no such thing as, inherent superiority of one life form to another. Therefore, even though races can be different, they can't be superior to one another.

*Answer*: Quality and Quantity of Life are a perfectly fine measurement. This does not mean that we can always mathematically measure people, or that we can create a system which will do it for us. Luckily, most people have the innate ability to recognize both quality and quantity. 

*Two*: 




So, we have established that, if our race shapes us, then racial differences must produce inherent superiority.



Is race a fundamental determinant?


So - why should we judge people by race? And why is it taboo in society?

Races are clearly different from each other. Just as with dogs, horses, or fish - the ancestors of a man determine many of that man's characteristics. In fact, they determine most of a man's characteristics.
