I realized as soon as I hit the post button that someone was going to explain how and why they changed their mind.
What I should have said, is that I have never seen anyone change their mind publicly through the course of a debate on the topic here on FR.
I agree that there is a huge danger with indoctrination. Whether Darwin intended as such or not, the education system has latched onto evolution as a way to promote atheism.
But in the end, I still believe that eugenics and how it has been and continues to be used, is by far the most dangerous component of Darwinism.
I couldn't let you go away disappointed. ;o)
What I should have said, is that I have never seen anyone change their mind publicly through the course of a debate on the topic here on FR.
I've learned quite a bit from the "debates" about the issue. I learn better under fire than I do when I'm in an echo chamber. I had to knock some of the rust off some things that I learned decades ago to recognize the iron beneath the beliefs that I hold now.
I agree that there is a huge danger with indoctrination. Whether Darwin intended as such or not, the education system has latched onto evolution as a way to promote atheism.
Error is created by the belief that there is a neutral position, which is the way that people of faith have been dragged into supporting the hard core atheism that's become the norm in our education system. I fully understand the necessity of materialism in science, but science has always had philosophical underpinnings, where faith was allowed a voice that has been pushed out of the dialog.
But in the end, I still believe that eugenics and how it has been and continues to be used, is by far the most dangerous component of Darwinism.
Eugenics is actually contrary to true Darwinism, which rested upon natural selection, not manipulated selection. When man plays God, we could be selecting out needed traits. Take a look at societies that have made selections against females, resulting in an over abundance of spare young sexually frustrated males. (Islam & China) Too much of an imbalance & it's not a matter of whether or not blood will have to be spilled to restore a balance, but when.