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24Dec 2024 by Post

No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

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The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Source

29May 2024 by Post

Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps

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A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist. Source

21Feb 2023 by Post

The Cruel Legacy of Social Darwinism in Nigeria

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Social Darwinism rests like a tiger moth on Darwinism, its mother theory; when challenged with facts, it just flits to a slightly different position. Source

19Aug 2021 by Post

Meyer in the Jerusalem Post: Farewell to the Purposeless Cosmos

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From living in South Africa for more than four years, I got a good sense of African perspectives on atheism. Source

28Jul 2021 by Post

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

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There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Source

24Jul 2021 by Post

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

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Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Source

16Jul 2021 by Post

Honored by Statue, Democratic South Carolina Senator Said Some Blacks “Near Akin to Monkey”

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Benjamin Tillman was a monster. He publicly defended lynchings. He drew on evolutionary racism to preach black inferiority. Source

08Jul 2021 by Post

On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth

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Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” Source

24Dec 2020 by Post