Darwin Day in America – Christian Life Coaching Franklin Tennessee

On Saturday in Tacoma, he will also discuss what we can learn about the relationship between faith and politics from American history in the 1800s. Source

03Oct 2022 by Post

Darwinian Racism, Past and Present

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John West discusses his experience visiting the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, and Cesare Lombroso’s racist ideas about evolution. Source

31Jul 2022 by Post

John West: Darwin’s Corrosive Idea

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Darwin’s materialistic theory of evolution drained meaning from nature, undercut the idea of inherent human dignity, and fueled the rise of scientific racism. Source

24Jun 2022 by Post

In the Footsteps of Social Darwinist Cesare Lombroso

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Lombroso’s ideas were quack science. But they were taken seriously by criminologists and public officials around the world until they were debunked. Source

28Mar 2022 by Post

Before the Third Reich: America’s Darwinist Eugenics Crusade

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One of the most famous instances was Carrie Buck, sterilized as “feeble minded” despite going on to live a normal productive life. Source

26Mar 2022 by Post

Darwinism and Scientific Totalitarianism: John West’s Darwin Day in America

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The afterword, on “Totalitarian Science,” published in 2015, shows John West as a prophet of things to come. Source

18Oct 2021 by Post

The Tragedy of Francis Collins’s Model for Science-Faith Integration

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The depiction of Francis Collins as someone who has developed a good model for integrating faith and science is in many respects a tragic myth. Source

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