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Agassiz's scientific views on human diversity were considered supportive of what?

  • Evolution

  • Conservationism

  • Scientific racism

  • Geocentrism

Answer

Scientific racism is the belief that different human populations have distinct inherent traits and abilities, and that these differences are inherited and determine social and cultural development. Louis Agassiz, a prominent 19th-century naturalist and geologist, held views consistent with scientific racism. He believed in the existence of distinct human races, each with its own unique characteristics and intellectual capabilities, and argued that these differences were innate and immutable.
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