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more on social darwinism
Posted By: MrHenDate: 8/10/05 5:10 a.m.

In Response To: Social Darwinism (Dave)

: 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".

From what I know about Social Darwinism the killing of another race part does play in, but not as much as the importance of class structure. Social Darwinism would preen out all handicapped people from society to make society a "better" place with only good people with eventually hope of ending up at Gattaca.

Those who were below the poverty level deserved to be there and if they couldn't pull themselves above that line then so be it. Basically, it becomes a survival of the fittest within society which is were the term Darwinism is slapped on but from what I've read it seems to be taken mostly on a caste level in society, not two societies vs. each other.

Andrew Carnegie was a Social Darwinist of sorts who would always screw over the working class as hard as he could because he figured if they let themselves get screwed over so be it. He gave large donations of money to libraries and the like so that people were given the opportunity to help themselves.

: 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.

Moral relativists could be stretched to include many Bhuddists, from what I know. Of course, I could be way off on that...

Moral relativists could easily believe in the other, non-war side of Social Darwinism I mentioned above. In fact, I would guess it would almost take a moral relativist to be a Social Darwinist due to the unwillingness to help people who are mentally handicapped or unable to work to keep themselves alive.

: There is no way to measure this
: "closeness" and thus it pretty much isn't science.

I would agree it isn't a science, but it isn't all religious either. The form you described is more religious, but the form I described isn't. I would agree it's more of a political form than scientific or religious, akin to Socialism (as far as I know, unrelated) or Capitalism (is political the correct term?).

: And there are many, many religious people who believe in evolution.
: Like the Pope.
: Evolution and religion are not mutually exclusive.

Thank you! People seem to get that stuck in their heads... but it's just not true.

: *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.

Eh... you have a point. I would propose that until a theory has been universally accepted then you need to call people who believe in it something. I, for instance, am Creationist. I could also be an Evolutionist. Everyone sane believes in the Theory of Gravity so there isn't any point slapping a label on it.

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           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 doneMrHen 8/2/05 2:07 p.m.
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                             ehh...MrHen 8/3/05 1:57 p.m.
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                                         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.
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                                                                             Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, ForrestVid Boi 8/7/05 12:49 a.m.
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                                                     I like the fishnets Forrestblake37 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.
                                                                 agreedMrHen 8/8/05 5:01 a.m.
                                                                       Re: agreedSteve Levinson 8/8/05 6:03 a.m.
                                                                             Re: agreedblake37 8/8/05 6:50 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: agreedSteve Levinson 8/8/05 8:14 a.m.
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                                                                                               haha, yeah...MrHen 8/8/05 5:39 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: haha, yeah...Tyler 8/9/05 6:41 a.m.
                                                                             ah, okayMrHen 8/8/05 9:59 a.m.
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                                                                                   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 DarwinismDave 8/10/05 2:53 a.m.
                                                                                         more on social darwinismMrHen 8/10/05 5:10 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: more on social darwinismReiginko 8/10/05 6:47 a.m.
                                                                                                     Ohh...MrHen 8/10/05 8:46 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: more on social darwinismVid 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 darwinismMrHen 8/11/05 5:19 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: more on social darwinismDave 8/11/05 7:10 a.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: more on social darwinismReiginko 8/11/05 7:49 a.m.
                                                                                                                       god of the gapsMrHen 8/11/05 8:32 a.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: more on social darwinismForrest of B.org 8/11/05 9:19 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: more on social darwinismForrest of B.org 8/11/05 9:17 a.m.
                                                                                                                 not a fan of the linkMrHen 8/12/05 12:56 p.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: not a fan of the linkForrest of B.org 8/12/05 1:16 p.m.
                                                                                                                             mehMrHen 8/12/05 2:24 p.m.
                                                                                                                                   Spirituality vs RationalityForrest of B.org 8/12/05 3:34 p.m.
                                                                                                                                         Re: Spirituality vs RationalityMrHen 8/13/05 10:42 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: more on social darwinismBen A. Potter 8/11/05 11:20 a.m.
                                                                                                                 truthMrHen 8/12/05 12:05 p.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: truthBen A. Potter 8/12/05 12:40 p.m.
                                                                                                                             agreedMrHen 8/12/05 1:01 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: more on social darwinismBen A. Potter 8/10/05 9:04 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: more on social darwinismSteve Levinson 8/10/05 12:25 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: more on social darwinismBen A. Potter 8/10/05 1:12 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: more on social darwinismDave 8/10/05 6:35 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Social DarwinismDylan 8/11/05 5:02 a.m.
                                                                                               CreationismMrHen 8/11/05 5:15 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: Social DarwinismBen A. Potter 8/11/05 11:10 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Social DarwinismEnkidu 8/11/05 4:20 p.m.
                                                                 "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopesMrHen 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.
                                                                             :PMrHen 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-slopesVid Boi 8/10/05 11:53 a.m.
                                                                             Re: "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopesblake37 8/10/05 12:53 p.m.
                                                                             oops... *blushes* *NM*MrHen 8/11/05 5:16 a.m.
           Re: Marathon PfhorForrest of B.org 8/3/05 6:54 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon PfhorJohn Molloy 8/3/05 7:02 p.m.
                       Re: Marathon PfhorForrest of B.org 8/3/05 7:13 p.m.
                             Re: Marathon PfhorJohn Molloy 8/3/05 7:20 p.m.
                                   Re: Marathon PfhorForrest of B.org 8/3/05 7:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Marathon PfhorReiginko 8/4/05 12:19 a.m.
                                               Re: Marathon PfhorVid Boi 8/4/05 2:19 a.m.
                                               Re: Marathon PfhorForrest of B.org 8/4/05 6:19 p.m.
                                                     Re: Marathon PfhorReiginko 8/5/05 6:57 a.m.
                                                           Re: Marathon PfhorForrest of B.org 8/5/05 8:14 a.m.
                             Re: Marathon PfhorVid Boi 8/4/05 2:24 a.m.
                                   Re: Marathon PfhorMrHen 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 updateukimalefu 8/4/05 7:49 p.m.
                                               Re: Rumor updateRedMage13 8/5/05 3:49 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon PfhorAndrew Nagy 8/8/05 7:53 a.m.

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