Is the theory of evolution racist? Do the people here who believe in evolution support Darwin's viewpoint on the races? Do you guys believe negros are an inferior and subhuman species that are no more than talking apes?
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Well, here's the great part about science: we can take the parts of Darwin's theory that work in the real world (descent with modification, plus natural selection) then ignore his personal views entirely.
EXACTLY. THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
YOU'VE CAUGHT US.
WE'RE ALL RACIST!
In fact, our rampant racism is the only reason we actually believe in evolution. It's got nothing to do with science at all .
Got some news for you, Sparky.
In Darwin's day, nearly everyone was a racist, far worse than now. Most Europeans and people of European descent of the time believed that Caucasians were inherently superior to all other ethnic groups.
To put it in perspective, Newton believed that his calculus was a mere toy. He was obsessed with the transformation of lead into gold, and believed that he would be remembered longest for his work in alchemy.
His personal views are as irrelevant as Darwin's. Or should we also ban advanced mathematics because Newton was a wannabe sorcerer?
Yes, Hitler used a distorted form of evolutionary theory to rally support for his politics.
But the idea of racial purity goes against the fundamentals of genetics, so you both lose.
Putting words in our mouths there, sah. Black people =/= inferior alternate species. Black people = white people + extra melanin pigment, an evolutionary adaptation to protect from the harmful UV rays of the sun in hot, dry climates. No more, no less.
Now fuck off, y'racist.
Society's perception has changed since then. "Everybody" thought like Darwin at his time of life.
The Theory itself is not racist. It says that living things adapt to a changing environment.
No, the "Race" in context of Darwin's title has nothing to do with skin color.
I don't think you even know what his view on races is, so kindly stop blithering on about it.
No, Africans are, at the very most, a different breed of homo sapiens, much like a basset hound to a rottweiler. They have distinct characteristics, but are, no matter how you cut it, still the same species as I am, and not...oh...cursed with a different skin color, and calling it the...oh what was it..."The mark of..." Oh, it's on the tip of my tongue...
Evolution itself doesnt require belief you fucking morons.
I don't give a shit what darwins personal viewpoints were and I'm in no way obligated to support them if I disagree or find them objectionable.
In Evolution, species dominate, not races. Blacks, whites, native americans, asains, etc, are all the same species.
Darwin was not unusually racist by the standards of his time, and may have been less racist then many people in his society.
Racism was the mainstream view back then.
No, I think that general perceived intellectual inferiorness of black people is more a social issue than a biological issue. Given the same chances, they succed the same.
On the other hand, you calling them negros said truck load about what you think of them.
> Is the theory of evolution racist?
> Do the people here who believe in evolution support Darwin's viewpoint on the races?
> Do you guys believe negros are an inferior and subhuman species
> that are no more than talking apes?
This is sheer projection, one of their favorite games.
As others have noted Darwin was in support of no superior race and against slavery when that wasn't popular, especially within his Christian brethern.
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