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Seattle Human Zoos

Register Now for May 8 Seattle Premiere of “Mesmerizing,” “Racially Charged” Human Zoos

What could be more wholesome or innocent than a visit to the zoo? You may ask that now, but it was a quite a different state of affairs a century ago. Read More ›
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Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›
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Photo: African pygmy Ota Benga was displayed at the Bronx Zoo in 1906, in support of Darwinian theory, via Wikimedia Commons.

Human Zoos, Award-Winning Documentary, Will Premiere in Houston on April 18

Darwin-inspired racism was the consensus science of its day. Speaking out against it would have made you a crank and a science-denier. Read More ›
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Image: Azuma Hikari, screen shot, via Gatebox Lab/YouTube.

Professor: Loving a Robot Is Healthy Because of…Evolution

A Japanese company, Gatebox, evidently felt that Alexa from Amazon isn’t disturbing enough as something to have around your house. Read More ›
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Photo credit: PhotoshopTofs, via Pixabay.

Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented. Read More ›
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Image: From page 263 of George William Hunter's Civic Biology.

Wikipedia on Hunter’s Civic Biology

Of course, there’s a page on the subject, and you guessed it, they deceptively minimize the theme of eugenics and racism in the book. Read More ›
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Photo: A scene from Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, via Discovery Institute.

At Forbes, John West Talks about “Revolutionary” Behe, Darwinism and Eugenics, and Wikipedia

It’s always refreshing to find a journalist who has thought through the scientific issues related to intelligent design for himself. Read More ›
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Photo: Lucas Warren, the new Gerber Baby, via YouTube/Radio.com.

Abortion and the New Eugenics

Ruth Marcus sees the eugenics danger with which we are presented — and doesn’t care. Read More ›
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Photo credit: joelfotos, via Pixabay.

David Barash’s Shocking Suggestion

Continuity with our species does not provide any protection at all. This is because the evolutionary process cannot confer any value on humans — or any other species. Read More ›
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Photo: Richard Dawkins, by www.CGPGrey.com [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Menu Suggestion from Richard Dawkins

He thinks we are just a collection of carbon molecules and certainly of no intrinsic value simply and merely because we are human. Read More ›

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