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Author
John G. West

Date
August 17, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Aleš Hrdlička, body parts, brains, Czech Republic, Darwinian theory, documentary, evolution, evolutionary racism, Human Zoos, indigenous peoples, National Museum of Natural History, Racism, skeletons, Smithsonian Institution, Social Darwinism, St. Louis World's Fair, Washington Post}

Smithsonian’s Racist Brain Collection Exposed by Washington Post

_{John G. West
August 17, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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These human specimens were collected in large part to dramatize how non-white peoples were supposedly lower on the evolutionary ladder than whites. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinian racism, evolution, human dignity, human rights, ID the Future, Judeo-Christian tradition, natural selection, podcast, Racism, random variation, Richard Weikart}

Richard Weikart on Racism, Darwinism, and Christianity

_{Science & Culture
July 22, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution

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If living things are only the result of chance processes, does human life have any intrinsic value? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ancestors, archeology, cave art, Czech Republic, David Coppedge, human origins, humans, intelligence, Neanderthals, Racism, ravens, sexism, UNESCO, University of Tübingen, whiteness}

Our Ancestors Are Evolving, Just to Keep Up!

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 10, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Negative biases about our forebears have long been part of science, education, and popular culture. Why? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 3, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, eugenics, human life, race, Racism, unborn, United Nations}

UN Human Rights Recommendation Brands Abortion Restrictions “Racial Discrimination”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

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Simply as a matter of strategy, the just cause of eliminating racism should focus exclusively on fighting actual discriminatory policies. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
May 12, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, academia, African Americans, anti-racism, atheism, BioLogos, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Charles Lyell, evolution, evolutionary biology, Francis Collins, history, Human Zoos, John West, Louis Agassiz, Racism, theistic evolution, Victorian England, Yale University}

Joseph L. Graves as the “Black Darwin”? Think Again

_{Robert Shedinger
May 12, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Darwin could never be considered the kind of anti-racist activist Graves makes him out to be. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 12, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abolitionist movement, Adrian Desmond, African Americans, Africans, anti-racism, biologists, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Donald Trump, Eugenie Scott, evolution, Human Zoos, intelligent design, James Moore, John West, Joseph Stalin, Olufemi Oluniyi, racial hierarchy, Racism, racists, Robert Shedinger, Royal Society, sexism, The Descent of Man}

Yet Another Scholar Seeks to Airbrush Darwin’s Racist Legacy

_{David Klinghoffer
May 12, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Racists for decades, down to today, have looked to Charles Darwin as a champion of their ideas, and if they’re right about anything, it’s that. Read More ›

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Date
March 29, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, abolitionist movement, Adrian Desmond, Charles Darwin, correspondence, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Darwinian racism, evolution, history, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Moore, podcast, Racism, Richard Weikart, Robert Shedinger, slavery, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms}

Robert Shedinger: Darwin’s Sacred Cause Is “Historical Fiction”

_{Science & Culture
March 29, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution, Science

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The effect of the book is to misrepresent Darwin in such a way as to make those who reject Darwinism appear to be opposing a saintly anti-abolitionist. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
March 20, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, abolitionist movement, Adrian Desmond, Cambridge, Charles Darwin, citations, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, Down House, England, evolution, historiography, James Moore, John Stuart Mill, Louis Agassiz, Racism, Sacred Cause (series), slavery}

Darwin and the “Eyre Affair”: A Speculative Tale

_{Robert Shedinger
March 20, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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October 7, 1865, saw a revolt break out in Jamaica in which 18 officials and militia men were killed by members of the freed black population. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
March 18, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, correspondence, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, history, James Moore, Racism, Sacred Cause (series), slavery, United States}

Darwin and Agassiz: An Imaginary Picture

_{Robert Shedinger
March 18, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Given the close relationship Louis Agassiz shared with pro-slavery factions in the South, Desmond and Moore focus much on Darwin’s relationship with Agassiz. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
March 17, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, correspondence, cruelty, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, dehumanization, evolution, fact check, history, HMS Beagle, James Moore, newspapers, Racism, Robert Fitzroy, Sacred Cause (series), slavery, slaves}

Fact Check: Imagining Darwin’s Abolitionism

_{Robert Shedinger
March 17, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Desmond and Moore tell us that Darwin assured his sisters that his principles on slavery hadn’t changed despite spending five years living with Captain FitzRoy. Read More ›