(April 16, 2011 at 6:22 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: How can you be racist against black's after watching Tyson speak? Thats all I have to ask to those who are racist.
It's nothing less than a tragedy in our society that we've spent the last several hundred years building up these arbitrary distinctions based on how much sunlight your immediate ancestors got. These distinctions have been reinforced by superstitious thinking on race. Various explanations are offered for racial differences, ranging from the Mormon's belief in fallen angels to the Judeo-Christians' "mark of Cain" or "the curse of Ham". The bottom line is always that racial distinction is the result of some kind of supernatural curse or a divine mark of blessing. Such views are not conducive to racial equality.
On the other hand, when you look at "race" from a naturalistic perspective, the distinctions become demystified. Skin color is nothing more than an adaptation over a long period of time to the amount of sunlight a given people are exposed to. The more tropical the environment, the darker the skin, the closer to the poles, the lighter the skin. This pattern is seen not just in Africa or Europe but all over the world. Compare the Native American tribes, from the Eskimo of Alaska to the Incas of Peru, and you see this pattern.
Furthermore, we are all Africans. The human race was born in this continent and spread to the rest of the world from there.
Learning about evolution does not promote racism, as Creationists often claim. Learning about evolution and shedding mystical thinking can only help to end racism.
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