Ultimately All Hominids Came From Africa, And Therefore Everyone In America Should Simply Check The Box Next To 'african-american.' My Maternal Grandmother Was German And My Maternal Grandfather Was Greek. The Next Time I Fill Out One Of Those Forms I Am Going To Check 'other' And Write In The Truth About My Racial And Cultural Heritage: 'african-greek-german-american.' And Proud Of It.

-Michael Shermer

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Ultimately All Hominids Came From Africa, And

Michael Shermer

Ultimately All Hominids Came From Africa, And Therefore Everyone In America Should Simply Check The Box Next To 'african-american.' My Maternal Grandmother Was German And My Maternal Grandfather Was Greek. The Next Time I Fill Out One Of Those Forms I Am Going To Check 'other' And Write In The Truth About My Racial And Cultural Heritage: 'african-greek-german-american.' And Proud Of It.

Topic

Writing

Grandmother

Thinking

Myths, Whether In Written Or Visual Form, Serve A Vital Role Of Asking Unanswerable Questions And Providing Unquestionable Answers. Most Of Us, Most Of The Time, Have A Low Tolerance For Ambiguity And Uncertainty. We Want To Reduce The Cognitive Dissonance Of Not Knowing By Filling The Gaps With Answers. Traditionally, Religious Myths Have Served That Role, But Today — The Age Of Science — Science Fiction Is Our Mythology.

Religious

Knowing

Tolerance