RACE Part I: Establishing the White, Black and Yellow; Scientific Racism

In this post, I will be focusing on the issues of race and culture through a Western European perspective. Specifically, I will be looking at the history of cultural discrimination in Europe, particularly in the pre- and post- Enlightenment eras; and the social construction of race and the evolution of it from a social and class concept back in the Victorian era, to something that signifies skin color now.

The Real Truth

Sam Harris is an author, neuroscientist, and CEO of “Project Reason“, a foundation to promote scientific knowledge and secular values in society. Similar to Christopher Hitchens, he is a strong critic of religion, particularly of Christianity and Islam.

44% of Americans believe it is either “certain” or “probable” that Jesus will return to Earth within the next fifty years

– Sam Harris