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Posted By: Dave | Date: 8/10/05 2:53 a.m. | |
In Response To: Re: uh... now i'm confused... (Dylan) : Actually, I'm not sure. I do however know that he believed in Darwinism,
There is a very, very big difference between "Darwinism"* and Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is one of the worst pieces of psuedoscience that has ever existed. The logic goes that if Race A (lets say German Ubermen) can kill Race B (lets say European Jews) quicker then Race B can kill Race A, then Race A is more "evolved". This is obviously bullshit. There is almost no genetic difference between Race A and B, so no actual physical evolution has happened. This is where the "social" bit comes in. Proponents of Social Darwinism believe that there is a perfect, ideal society and that Race A is closer to it then Race B (interestingly but almost unrelated is that moral relativists [who are almost exclusively agnostic or athiest] would not belive this, and so would not believe in Social Darwinism. This makes just about anyone who believes in Social Darwinism religious. NOTE: I'm not insulting religion with this. I'm just making an observation; hell, one that's probably wrong anyway.). There is no way to measure this "closeness" and thus it pretty much isn't science. Anyway, if killing off another race puts me on the path to a perfect society, maybe it's not that perfect after all. Basically Social Darwinism was only in vogue in certain european countries up until the 1950s at latest. It is essentially a justification for being able to treat another group of humans poorly. It is not a science (because it can't be measured), and it has nothing to do with Darwin. Evolution on the other hand is an exact field of science. It is a theory as the creationists love to point out, but so is gravity and I don't see many creationists trying to undermine the Theory of Gravity. There is a big difference between the everyday usage for the word "theory" and the scientific one. Consult google or a quality dictionary for more info. And there are many, many religious people who believe in evolution.
*Darwinism is a bullshit term. I'm sorry, but it is. Darwin might have come up with the Theory of Evolution 170 odd years ago, but it has undergone significant changes since then. Even if you wanted to call me a Evolutionist, I've already pointed out the absurdity of this with the Theory of Gravity. Am I a Newtonist because of gravity? Am I a Einsteinist because of relativity? Am I a Daltonist because of atoms? Am I a Newstientonist? ... I think you can see where I'm going with this. |
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Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 6:01 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/2/05 6:41 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/2/05 9:33 a.m. | |
tBC's and Frigidman's replies are kinda intriguin *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 10:49 a.m. | |
Yeah, maybe. *NM* | Bob-B-Q | 8/2/05 11:35 a.m. | |
that's what i would have done | MrHen | 8/2/05 2:07 p.m. | |
Re: that's what i would have done | Vid Boi | 8/2/05 11:48 p.m. | |
It's not dead, it's 11 pages long and counting! *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 11:54 p.m. | |
11 pages long, counting, and not about 'Thon... *NM* | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 1:48 a.m. | |
*sigh* I'll never get a PC Forge... *NM* | reagan64 | 8/5/05 6:14 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/3/05 5:31 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/3/05 6:01 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Ori | 8/3/05 6:33 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Jacke | 8/3/05 10:47 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 1:17 p.m. | |
ehh... | MrHen | 8/3/05 1:57 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/3/05 6:06 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 6:32 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 6:59 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:06 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:15 a.m. | |
Someone thinks I'm bright! Happy joy joy :-) *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/4/05 3:53 a.m. | |
if by all men... | MrHen | 8/4/05 4:55 a.m. | |
Re: if by all men... | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 6:01 p.m. | |
I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest? *NM* | Steve Levinson | 8/4/05 7:18 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 8:43 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | D-M.A. | 8/4/05 11:09 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/5/05 7:57 a.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | John Molloy | 8/5/05 2:28 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/6/05 10:07 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | John Molloy | 8/6/05 11:42 p.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Johannes Gunnar | 8/7/05 12:31 a.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Johannes Gunnar | 8/7/05 12:31 a.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Vid Boi | 8/7/05 12:49 a.m. | |
Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Andrew Nagy | 8/8/05 6:46 a.m. | |
Off! Weirdness... *NM* | Vid Boi | 8/8/05 4:10 p.m. | |
I like the fishnets Forrest | blake37 | 8/5/05 3:06 a.m. | |
LOL! i like your outfit Forrest! :P *NM* | Johannes Gunnar | 8/5/05 4:32 a.m. | |
Re: if by all men... | Vid Boi | 8/7/05 12:56 a.m. | |
I hate that term. | MrHen | 8/7/05 6:15 a.m. | |
Re: I hate that term. | Steve Levinson | 8/7/05 10:45 a.m. | |
agreed | MrHen | 8/8/05 5:01 a.m. | |
Re: agreed | Steve Levinson | 8/8/05 6:03 a.m. | |
Re: agreed | blake37 | 8/8/05 6:50 a.m. | |
Re: agreed | Steve Levinson | 8/8/05 8:14 a.m. | |
Re: agreed | MrHen | 8/8/05 10:26 a.m. | |
Re: agreed | blake37 | 8/8/05 4:03 p.m. | |
Re: agreed | Vid Boi | 8/8/05 4:32 p.m. | |
haha, yeah... | MrHen | 8/8/05 5:39 p.m. | |
Re: haha, yeah... | Tyler | 8/9/05 6:41 a.m. | |
ah, okay | MrHen | 8/8/05 9:59 a.m. | |
Re: I hate that term. | Dylan | 8/9/05 4:28 a.m. | |
uh... now i'm confused... | MrHen | 8/9/05 5:17 a.m. | |
Re: uh... now i'm confused... | Dylan | 8/9/05 8:59 a.m. | |
hating terminals? *gasp!* | MrHen | 8/9/05 9:23 a.m. | |
Re: uh... now i'm confused... | AlfredMordeir | 8/9/05 7:00 p.m. | |
Re: uh... now i'm confused... | MrHen | 8/10/05 4:52 a.m. | |
Re: uh... now i'm confused... | Dylan | 8/11/05 4:39 a.m. | |
I usually don't copy articles but, Oh well. | AlfredMordeir | 8/11/05 8:54 a.m. | |
Social Darwinism | Dave | 8/10/05 2:53 a.m. | |
more on social darwinism | MrHen | 8/10/05 5:10 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Reiginko | 8/10/05 6:47 a.m. | |
Ohh... | MrHen | 8/10/05 8:46 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Vid Boi | 8/10/05 11:40 a.m. | |
Haha, that's terrible. *NM* | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:05 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:19 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Dave | 8/11/05 7:10 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Reiginko | 8/11/05 7:49 a.m. | |
god of the gaps | MrHen | 8/11/05 8:32 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Forrest of B.org | 8/11/05 9:19 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Forrest of B.org | 8/11/05 9:17 a.m. | |
not a fan of the link | MrHen | 8/12/05 12:56 p.m. | |
Re: not a fan of the link | Forrest of B.org | 8/12/05 1:16 p.m. | |
meh | MrHen | 8/12/05 2:24 p.m. | |
Spirituality vs Rationality | Forrest of B.org | 8/12/05 3:34 p.m. | |
Re: Spirituality vs Rationality | MrHen | 8/13/05 10:42 p.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/11/05 11:20 a.m. | |
truth | MrHen | 8/12/05 12:05 p.m. | |
Re: truth | Ben A. Potter | 8/12/05 12:40 p.m. | |
agreed | MrHen | 8/12/05 1:01 p.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/10/05 9:04 a.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Steve Levinson | 8/10/05 12:25 p.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/10/05 1:12 p.m. | |
Re: more on social darwinism | Dave | 8/10/05 6:35 p.m. | |
Re: Social Darwinism | Dylan | 8/11/05 5:02 a.m. | |
Creationism | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:15 a.m. | |
Re: Social Darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/11/05 11:10 a.m. | |
Re: Social Darwinism | Enkidu | 8/11/05 4:20 p.m. | |
"Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | MrHen | 8/9/05 5:27 a.m. | |
Has anybody noticed.... | blake37 | 8/9/05 7:06 a.m. | |
and talk about off-topic . . . *NM* | Steve Levinson | 8/9/05 7:30 a.m. | |
:P | MrHen | 8/9/05 7:52 a.m. | |
Re: Has anybody noticed.... | D-M.A. | 8/9/05 7:58 a.m. | |
Re: "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | Vid Boi | 8/10/05 11:53 a.m. | |
Re: "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | blake37 | 8/10/05 12:53 p.m. | |
oops... *blushes* *NM* | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:16 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 6:54 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:02 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 7:13 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:20 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 7:40 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/4/05 12:19 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:19 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 6:19 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/5/05 6:57 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/5/05 8:14 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:24 a.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | MrHen | 8/4/05 5:06 a.m. | |
oh... that makes much more sense... | MrHen | 8/4/05 5:11 a.m. | |
Re: oh... that makes much more sense... | Steve Levinson | 8/4/05 1:04 p.m. | |
Rumor update | ukimalefu | 8/4/05 7:49 p.m. | |
Re: Rumor update | RedMage13 | 8/5/05 3:49 p.m. | |
Re: Marathon Pfhor | Andrew Nagy | 8/8/05 7:53 a.m. |
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