Scientific Racism is the use of science to validate racism; it supports the belief in racial supremacy. During the New Imperialism period, scientific racism was very common; it was used to support the idea of White European Imperialism. Many theories came upon from scientific racism, especially in the late 19th century. Many enlightenment thinkers proposed theories. For example, Anglo-Irish philosopher, Robert Boyle, believed that no matter how different races or people are they all come from the same source, Adam and Eve, also believed that Adam and Eve were actually white, because that was the origin race of everyone. Most of the theories presented regarding scientific racism came from Europeans, and mostly all of the theories supported European
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Based on physical appearance, racism grew. Because there were slaves in Europe, so to the white men it was something different for them. Many theorists used science just to simply say what they actually think; they believed everything in the name of science was true because it was science. Even though, science does not always prove a fact. Scientific Racism helps with the idea of European supremacy and colonialism. As all those theories arose, whites felt superior because most theories provide information that all people were born white. For instance Françoise-Marie Arouet, many people know him as Voltaire, was a French polisher and Enlightenment writer mainly known for his wit, he thought he was hilarious. He rejected the biblical Adam and Eve story; Voltaire believed that each race had different origins, which made him a Polygenist. Believing that Blacks did not share the natural humanity of Whites, he once said, “It is a serious question among them whether the Africans are descended from monkeys or whether the monkeys come from them. Our wise men have said that man was created in the image of God. Now here is a lovely image of the Divine Maker: a flat and black nose with little or hardly any intelligence. A time will doubtless come when these animals will know how to cultivate the land well, beautify their houses and gardens, and know the paths of the stars: one needs time for everything.” [Voltaire Les Lettres d'Amabed (1769), Septième Lettre d'Amabed]. Also, Voltaire compared Caucasians to Negroes using different dog breeds. Theories like this prove that scientific racism support European
Based on physical appearance, racism grew. Because there were slaves in Europe, so to the white men it was something different for them. Many theorists used science just to simply say what they actually think; they believed everything in the name of science was true because it was science. Even though, science does not always prove a fact. Scientific Racism helps with the idea of European supremacy and colonialism. As all those theories arose, whites felt superior because most theories provide information that all people were born white. For instance Françoise-Marie Arouet, many people know him as Voltaire, was a French polisher and Enlightenment writer mainly known for his wit, he thought he was hilarious. He rejected the biblical Adam and Eve story; Voltaire believed that each race had different origins, which made him a Polygenist. Believing that Blacks did not share the natural humanity of Whites, he once said, “It is a serious question among them whether the Africans are descended from monkeys or whether the monkeys come from them. Our wise men have said that man was created in the image of God. Now here is a lovely image of the Divine Maker: a flat and black nose with little or hardly any intelligence. A time will doubtless come when these animals will know how to cultivate the land well, beautify their houses and gardens, and know the paths of the stars: one needs time for everything.” [Voltaire Les Lettres d'Amabed (1769), Septième Lettre d'Amabed]. Also, Voltaire compared Caucasians to Negroes using different dog breeds. Theories like this prove that scientific racism support European