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From Scientific American, Another Bedtime Story for Atheists

The upshot of the best modern biology and cosmology can be epitomized by changing just one word in physicist Steven Weinberg’s famous comment. Read More ›
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Photo: Basement of Cupples Hall, Washington University, by John West.

Biologist: It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

Organizers of the St. Louis World’s Fair believed human zoos would “shed light on the theory evolved by Darwin as regards the evolution of the human race.” Read More ›
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Image: An artist imagines Homo erectus pekinensis, by Cicero Moraes [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Darwinism Can Never Separate Itself from Racism

The thread of racism in Darwinian thinking isn’t a chance thing, a mere byproduct of Charles Darwin’s personal views as a “man of his time.” Read More ›
John Derbyshire
Photo: John Derbyshire (center) discusses “6 Ways Race Realism Can Go Mainstream,” via YouTube (screen shot).

John Derbyshire: A Useful Darwinian Racist

Darwinian evolution will never succeed in disentangling itself from racism because it must always have its “official subhuman.” Read More ›
Josef Mengele
Photo: Dr. Josef Mengele (center) at Auschwitz, by Bernhard Walther or Ernst Hofmann or Karl-Friedrich Höcker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Read More ›
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Monkey House
Photo: Bronx Zoo, Monkey House, by Antigng / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›
Richard-Owen
Photo: Richard Owen (left); beside him is the skeleton of a giant moa, by John van Voorst [Public domain].

Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts

Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination. Read More ›
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Photo: A peaceful protest in Minneapolis, by Fibonacci Blue / CC BY.

Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire

Where did many white people of the past get the wicked idea that their lives matter more than black lives? Read More ›
Alexander H. Stephens
Photo: Alexander H. Stephens, by Matthew Brady, via Wikimedia Commons.

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›
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Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury Library, by Bs0u10e01 / CC BY-SA.

Darwinism and “No Lives Matter”

While most evolutionists today reject scientific racism, with exceptions like James Watson — they have no necessary reason for doing so. Read More ›

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