Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article

To: Dimensio
Josef Stalin rejected Darwinian evolution and had scientists who promoted the theory jailed.

Maybe you would like to rethink your Stalin and evolution idea. At the same time, some more who espoused evolution. I certainly wouldn't say good company.

http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/tyrants.html

611 posted on 06/10/2006 11:39:47 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 480 | View Replies ]


To: taxesareforever
Maybe you would like to rethink your Stalin and evolution idea.

Why? It is well-known that Stalin rejected Darwin's theory.

At the same time, some more who espoused evolution. I certainly wouldn't say good company.

Your reference does not, in any way, show that the theory of evolution is false. You are attempting to appeal to consequences, which is a logical fallacy. Moreover, anyone who attempts to apply the theory of evolution to social structure or a political system demonstrates only that they do not understand the theory of evolution; evolution, like all scientific theories within biology, only describes causes behind events in biological systems. It does not, in any way, prescribe or proscribe specific plans of action. There is no logical means to use the theory of evolution to justify political tyranny or genocide. Only those who do not understand the theory, or those who are fundamentally dishonest in their methods, claim as much.
679 posted on 06/10/2006 3:28:04 PM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 611 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson