[RightWhale]

his beliefs did more to fuel racism than the ideas of any other single individual

That is blatant nonsense. Racism was the rule of the day and Darwin was merely a product of his times.

[js1138]

I wonder how many Freepers have agreed with “The Bell Curve.”

Or how many have condemned its author as a racist.

[wagglebee]

Racism was the rule of the day and Darwin was merely a product of his times.

Perhaps it was, but the idea that people of certain races should be exterminated and/or prevented from procreating certainly was not.