Darwin the racist

[Big Al1]

There are those who look to science as an authority for mankind. I wonder if people realize just how many times science has gotten it wrong. Not just saying the universe is eternal only to find out it had a beginning but there have been other times science was way off. The theory of evolution has been wrong. In Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man, for example, he wrote: "At some future period not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace the savage races throughout the world. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes…will no doubt be exterminated. The break between man and his nearest Allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilised state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as the baboon, instead of as now between the Negro or Australian and the gorilla." Of course this was later proven wrong but Darwin put Africans and Australians in a different category than Caucasians. Somehow suggesting the "civilised races" were more evolved than the "savage" races. Where did Darwin come up with this? What evidence and facts was it based on? Whatever it was, it was wrong. It could be just like alot of the theory of evolution and is based on pure guess work or Darwin's own opinion. It definitely wasn't scientific but seems to reflect the backward thinking of that time. So I have to laugh when someone points to the theory of evolution as knowing anything concrete.

 

[clancy]

Science has been hijacked throughout history. Hitler wanted to create a master race and believed it would happen due to evolution. He decided to help it along by killing off those he deemed to be inferior. Those who usually hijack science try and sell their "plan" as being able to create a utopian society but that is a lie. Atheist regimes used this kind of lie to ultimately control the population and justified killing of certain groups of people who disagreed with them. Today atheists have hijacked science and use it to make false claims.

 

[af12]

Science should be used more to benefit humans. I never thought it should be concerned with some aspects of society.

 

[porterjack]

That explains that then

Off to Bible study for me

 

[Panacea]

 

[alice in chains]

LOL sorry i just cannot even read this thread seriously. good luck with whatever the hell it is you're out for.

 

[skyblue]

science rules in my opinion...and theres nothing more racist than a jamaican

 

[skyblue]

jesus is dead so its equal

 

[Johnfromokc]

 

[Tim]

...theres nothing more racist than a jamaican

 

[skyblue]

obama cant go south

 

[Dana]

Calling Darwin racist, is like calling 80% of the human population back then. It's a given, because it was the norm because people didn't know any better. I've said all I wanted.

 

[All Else Failed]

Hitler wanted to create a master race and believed it would happen due to evolution.

no he didn't

Whatever it was, it was wrong

so basically you will just say evolution is wrong, and not go into any of the specifics of why you think it is wrong



because you literally know nothing about evolution




and these two are obviously trolls, I don't know why they haven't been banned yet

 

[Zorak]

and these two are obviously trolls, I don't know why they haven't been banned yet

Why respond then?

 

[Stone]

Any one interested in the thoughts of Darwin , the pitiful quote mining going on in this thread and any more attempts by fundies on quote mining can read the explanations at

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/part2.html

Creation science is,however, a lie and gives religion a bad image.
Intelligent Design is most likely the result of Creation Scientists on dope ( )

 

[Stone]

Why respond then?

For the sake of the children

 

[clancy]

I wonder why atheists love to cling to the theory of evolution when it was originally rooted in racism. Hitler found it very useful in carrying out his genocide.

 

[Big Al1]

Hate groups are not very tolerant of other people's views. Hitler had his excuse to wipe out others in the name of creating a "master race" just as Darwin had predicted.

 

[clancy]

It isn't surprising to me that Richard Dawkins said "What's to say Hitler was wrong". He seems to be thinking along the same lines.

 

[Stone]

I wonder why atheists love to cling to the theory of evolution when it was originally rooted in racism. Hitler found it very useful in carrying out his genocide.

Let me help you.
Probably because you are ignorant of science, history and unable to distinguish reality from fundamentalist religious dogma.