Take a moment and think about all the horrific pain and suffering in history brought on by racism, hatred, and bigotry. human hatred and bigotry. Daniel J. Fairbanks is the dean of the College of Science and Health at Utah Valley University and a distinguished university professor and research geneticist. In this cogent paperback, he presents the starting fact that geneticists and anthropologists now concur that the human species originated in sub-Saharan Africa and that darkly pigmented skin was the ancestral state of all humanity.
In one quick punch, Fairbanks knocks out the presumption that the white race is superior to other ethnicities. The world's human diversity consists of large numbers of genetic variations which are put into play through pigmentation, human health, and intelligence.
Racism is not just ethically wrong — it has no basis in scientific fact. Fairbanks points out that not everyone will be shouting joyfully upon learning of this discovery. According to a recent Gallup Poll, 42% of Americans fully reject human evolution. For these Christian fundamentalists and others, learning that "Everyone is African" is the worst news possible! Meanwhile, the rest of us will rejoice in but another sign of the spiritual power of unity and connections at work in our times!
