There are those who still believe that notions of racial purity are biologically and theologically sound, and therefore desirable, in spite of the fa… - Daniel J. Fairbanks

Classification is real, but it is based much more on a set of social definitions than on genetic distinctions. Legally defined categories for race differ from one country to another, and they change over time depending largely on the social and political realities of a particular society or nation. The notion of discrete racial categories arose mostly as an artifact of centuries-long immigration history coupled with overriding worldviews that white superiority was inherent, a purported genetic destiny that has no basis in modern science.

A better understanding of what science tells us about human genetic diversity is of immense importance, particualrly because it dispels false notions of what race is.

The world's most prominent human population geneticists have publicly criticized the people who claim genetic research supports the notion of biological races, and the unfounded inferences derived from that notion.