So... you're a fan of posting one statement from an entire article, just stripping the context in order to make your opposition seem dumb? Huh - no wonder people call you dishonest - let's see where the statement is actually coming from, shall we?
"The global scientific community overwhelmingly accepts that all living humans are of African descent. Most scientific articles about our African origins focus on genetics. The part of the story that is not widely shared is about the creation of human culture. We are all descended genetically, and also culturally, from dark-skinned ancestors. Early humans from the African continent are the ones who first invented tools; the use of fire; language; and religion. These dark skinned early people laid down the foundation for human culture. Considering the short life span of our early ancestors, these original innovators were probably also very young. No one who follows artistic trends will be surprised to learn that, from the beginning, human culture was essentially invented by teenagers. And by culture I don’t just mean the arts, I mean the whole shebang."
Ah, so I immediately grasp the angle the article is coming from - that some white supremacists reject evolution on the basis that we came from Africa.. which - yeah - would be racist.
"I want to unmask the lie that evolution denial is about religion and recognize that at its core, it is a form of white supremacy that perpetuates segregation and violence against Black bodies. Under the guise of “religious freedom,” the legalistic wing of creationists loudly insists that their point of view deserves equal time in the classroom. Science education in the U.S. is constantly on the defensive against antievolution activists who want biblical stories to be taught as fact. In fact, the first wave of legal fights against evolution was
supported by the Klan in the 1920s. Ever since then, entrenched racism and the ban on teaching evolution in the schools have gone hand in hand. In his piece,
What We Get Wrong About the Evolution Debate, Adam Shapiro argues that “the history of American controversies over evolution has long been entangled with the history of American educational racism.”"
Oh, so even more stuff that makes sense - cuz' yeah, creationists, both tend to be right wing, and tend to oppose evolution - so yeah actually this all lines up. Even bringing some credibility to the argument further by tying in the KKK. Very interesting that it makes more sense once you read it.
"At the heart of white evangelical creationism is the mythology of an unbroken white lineage that stretches back to a light-skinned Adam and Eve. In literal interpretations of the Christian Bible, white skin was created in God's image. Dark skin has a different, more problematic origin. As the biblical story goes, the curse or mark of Cain for killing his brother was a darkening of his descendants' skin. Historically, many congregations in the U.S. pointed to this story of Cain as evidence that Black skin was created as a punishment."
Huh, how interesting - let's look that up - fact check it, ya' know?
"Many interpreters have questioned the “mark” placed on Cain after he kills his brother Abel. The notion of the “mark of Cain” as dark skin is a familiar interpretive tradition. Less well known are interpretations that treat the mark as white skin. This article traces how Black interpreters connect the “mark of Cain,” white skin, and White violence."
Huh... so
is a thing. Ya' know, as recognized by a
study
"American Protestant racial beliefs on the mark of Cain
At some point after the start of the
slave trade in the United States, many[
citation needed]
Protestant denominations began teaching the belief that the mark of Cain was a dark skin tone in an attempt to justify their actions, although early descriptions of
Romani as "descendants of Cain" written by
Franciscan friar
Symon Semeonis suggest that this belief had existed for some time. Protestant preachers wrote exegetical analyses of the curse, with the assumption that it was dark skin.
[19]"
Even more stuff - interesting - very interesting. From this perspective - it makes a lot of sense actually -seems like your a bullshitter my friend.