No it's not. Race is biological reality. Anthropologists can look at your skull and teeth and tell your near exact racial mix down to several generations.
I hadn't been considering fossils and the like. For living people, race is determined by asking them their race. You could do it biologically, but that's not what happens. My point was while that is valid very broadly, it provides little detail about your genetics. Thus I understand if scientists would like to rely on different data.
No it's not. Race is biological reality. Anthropologists can look at your skull and teeth and tell your near exact racial mix down to several generations.
It has not a damn thing to do with "identify."
I hadn't been considering fossils and the like. For living people, race is determined by asking them their race. You could do it biologically, but that's not what happens. My point was while that is valid very broadly, it provides little detail about your genetics. Thus I understand if scientists would like to rely on different data.
For living people, race is determined by their DNA and appearance.
I can claim I'm japanese, but I'd still be white. Biological facts aren't a matter of opinion.