The Nigerian Experiment: Social Darwinism in Practice

Benjamin Kidd, Benjamin Wiker, Christianity, Christians, Darwin Comes to Africa, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Darwinists, Europe, Evolution, Faith & Science, Flora Lugard, Frederick Lugard, Fulani, Galton Chair of Eugenics, Great Britain, Islam, John West, Karl Pearson, livestock, Lord Salisbury, Nazi Germany, New Testament, Nigeria, Nigerians, Northern Nigeria, Olufemi Oluniyi, Racism, Richard Weikart, scientific racisim, scripture, Sir Charles Eliot, Social Darwinism, United States, University College London, William MacGregor, Yoruba
In the late 19th century, Great Britain, the United States, and twelve European nations got together and divided Africa up among themselves. Source
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Engineering Brings Life and Vice Versa

Africa, bacteria, Biomimetics, birds, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwin Comes to Africa, Darwinists, drone, Evolution, evolutionary pressure, human exceptionalism, human history, Intelligent Design, irreducibly complex systems, lawyers, Mark Rober, Michael Behe, NASA, Olufemi Oluniyi, owls, personification, pupfish, Rwanda, science, shopping, Social Darwinism, vitalism, Zipline
An uplifting video about a life-saving invention encapsulates several running themes about intelligent design, with only one brief flaw. Source
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My Friend Olufemi Oluniyi and Darwin’s Legacy in Nigeria

Africa, Bible, British Empire, C. S. Lewis Fellows Program, Cambridge University, Catholic University of America, Christianity, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, Darwin Comes to Africa, Discovery Institute, Evolution, New College, New York Times, Olufemi Oluniyi, Reconciliation in Northern Nigeria, Scotland, Seattle, snobbery, Social Darwinism, Summer Seminars, University of Edinburgh
Olufemi opened my eyes and heart to the importance of Nigeria to Africa, the dynamic role of Christians there, and the importance of Africa to the world. Source
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Two Nigerian Authors and Darwin’s African Legacy

African Christians, Chinua Achebe, colonialism, Culture, Culture & Ethics, Darwin Comes to Africa, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, Ebed-melech, Emily Whitten, Evolution, Great Britain, history, imperialism, Jeremiah, John West, missionaries, Nigeria, Olufemi Oluniyi, paganism, Podcast, scientific racism, scripture, Things Fall Apart, World Magazine
Missing from Chinua Achebe’s account is the role played by scientific racism in driving British imperialist policy in the country. Source
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