Zen, master phrenologist, confronting the issues. On November 30, 2016 9:36:18 PM EST, Zenaan Shitlord Harkness wrote: Let's begin to confront this one head on: [1]http://thealternativehypothesis.org/index.php/2016/04/15/ethnic-diversity-and -social-cohesion/ " Summary: Research shows that people like those who are similar to them. Moreover, the more heritable a trait is the more important similarity in it is to friends and spouses. Thus, people enjoy the company of those who are genetically similar to them. This may explain why people to marry, befriend, and live near, members of their own race for more than randomness would predict. Moreover, a rich literature of correlational, longitudinal, and experimental, data shows that people get along better with members of their own race and that ethnic diversity damages social cohesion. ... The experimental evidence is pretty straightforward: researchers measure various traits of individuals before they meet and then see whether pre meeting similarity predict who ends up liking who. The finding, repeated over dozens of studies, is that the more similar people are the more they end up liking each-other (Bryne, 1971; NewComb, 1961; Lee, 1996; Myers, 2008 pg 400 [links in original article] ). ... In conclusion, the totality of evidence clearly shows that ethnic diversity damages how well people get along, how much they trust one another, and how satisfied they are with their lives. These findings should be kept in mind when thinking about any form of racial diversity, regardless of the races involved. " -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. References 1. http://thealternativehypothesis.org/index.php/2016/04/15/ethnic-diversity-and-social-cohesion