[PatrickHenry]

Most interesting. The author claims the left rejects Darwin. But on the "Evolution vs. Creationism" threads, the creationists are always claiming that the evils of what they call "Darwinism" always lead to communism, nazism, and probably leprosy too. Yet here's an intellectual leftie who tells his fellow-travelers that they shouldn't abandon evolution. Very curious.

[Arleigh]

The author claims the left rejects Darwin. But on the "Evolution vs. Creationism" threads, the creationists are always claiming that the evils of what they call "Darwinism" always lead to communism, nazism, and probably leprosy too.

For 60 years, Nazis were ridiculed for their "crackpot" racial theories. The growing acceptance of sociobiology and behavorial evolution may mean that Uncle Adolph has the last laugh! (Of course, Nazis were also big champions of preserving the environment, occupational health & safety laws, anti-smoking and anti-drinking campaigns aimed at youth, breast self-examination for women, family leave policies for new parents, and a host of other "crackpot" ideas, too!)

[aculeus]

Very curious.

Marxists hate Darwinism. They completely reject the idea that heredity influences human behavior.

And yes I know Marx himself supposedly admired Darwin.

[Pres Raygun]

Apparently you are somewhat unfamiliar with the infamous Dr. Singer. He is the shock jock of the left if you will. He openly advocates infanticide, euthansia, eugenics and equvocates animal rights with human rights. He takes Darwinism to its logical conclusions and is thus hated for it by the mainstream left that is rather embarassed by his conclusions. Singer is so out there he could make a Nazi blush. When Singer is telling his friend on the left not to abandon evolution, he is not referring to evolutionary biology, but to the more speculative offshoots of evolution such as sociobiology and Darwinism applied to economics, sociology and politics. You might say he is a fundamentalist evolutionist.