"99.9 percent identical"
The National Human Genome Research Institute reports that “all human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic makeup. Differences in the remaining 0.1 percent hold important clues about the causes of diseases.” And as former President Bill Clinton remarks in what I think is a powerful speech, people spend the vast majority of time thinking about that 0.1 percent and “the distinctions we can draw” amongst each other. Modern culture, as Clinton points out, invites us to forget our common humanity.