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The concept of race has its roots in Christian Nationalist views of "inferior" people
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Article titles like these always feel like a bit of a stretch. I would think the concept of race would extend as far back as homo sapiens vs neanderthals.
Obviously race is also a part of Christianity, but if I remember correctly the most relevant thing Jesus said about race is that salvation wasn't just for the Jews and that God's love extended to everyone. Weird how far off track Christianity can get when used as a populist tool for oppression.
It just struck me -
Ironically enough, in a way, these stories are essentially a retelling of Adam's fall from grace, just with some of the details changed.
The basic gist of the story is identical - humans were living in a state of grace right up until the moment that the evil [serpent/christian nationalists/etc.] corrupted them with [knowledge/racism/etc.].
Though I don't feel it myself, there must be some common gut level appeal to that whole idea.
(edited for clarity)
My own take is that the story of Adam is simply intended to teach us that self awareness means you are capable of acting against your own self interest; the greater your "knowledge", the greater your capacity for "sin". Whether as an individual or a community. But some sexist bigots managed to somehow make it a story about the evil nature of women instead, which is total bull.
So yeah, that's gonna be a very universal idea.
Yep! I always understood the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil to be the Christian mythology's explaination for the birth of consciousness. Once you're conscious of the concepts of right and wrong you'll be capable of feeling shame for your mistakes.
Throwing Eve under the bus is a real beta move.