[PatrickHenry]

Evolution Ping The List-O-Links

A conservative, pro-evolution science list, now with over 380 names. See the list's explanation, then FReepmail to be added or dropped. To assist beginners: But it's "just a theory", Evo-Troll's Toolkit, and How to argue against a scientific theory.

[grey_whiskers]

Not sure if I agree with all of his points, there have been celebrated atheistic / anti-Christian thinkers who have embraced Darwinism, and it at least looked like they used Darwinism to attack theism, morality, and/or Christianity (J.B.S. Haldane, I.A. Richards).

That does NOT imply that these attacks are necessarily "intrinsic" to Darwinism, nor that these folks are representative.

The risk exists but it is not certain.

He's correct that Ann is attacking a dumbed-down/strawman version of Darwin: and it is an interesting approach to claim Darwinism refutes leftism. Will digest this over time before making up my mind.

Cheers!

[RightWingNilla]

I am trying to persuade conservatives that they need Charles Darwin. Conservatives need to see that a Darwinian science of human nature supports their realist view of human imperfectability, and it refutes the utopian view of the Left that human nature is so completely malleable that it can be shaped to conform to any program of social engineering.

The crux of the biscuit. Great article.

[qlangley]

Makes sense to me.

I discussed this matter with a friend some years ago. She explained that belief in the literal truth of the Bible led her, inevitably, to libertarian minded conservatism. I explained that belief in evolution by natural selection led me to the same place. Good. So we have a common enemy, and it is socialism.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!