Do you think the differences between cultures and ethnicities will change over time?

Do you think the differences between cultures and ethnicities will change over time?
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answer:There is a big difference between ethnicities and cultures. In many ways, we are becoming more multi ethnic all the time, people have much more diverse genetic backgrounds than people one hundred years ago. But culturally, there seem to be too many divisive factors at play, religions, language, climate, politics.
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