“Maybe, but then again, that’s not their thing, Science is.”
Science used to be “their thing,” but they are just as political as the rest of the media.
Case in point: bitching about “extras” in a movie scene. If they stuck to bitching about his misquoting Darwin, that would have been legit “Scientific complaint.
As an aside, social Darwinism is a complete mis-read of Darwin’s theory, no matter what you think of Darwin’s theory.
Social Darwinism assumes people get “better” through natural selection.
Darwin’s theory is that those who have babies are “more fit.” Cutting to the chase, the welfare moms and the polygamous freak fathers in the FLDS compound in El Dorado, Texas are “more fit” from a true biological Darwinian perspective than a brilliant doctor who cures cancer, but has one sickly child.
(Kindly don’t post to me about supporting/disputing Darwin; I don’t care about either side in the dispute. I am merely noting that Social Darwinism is a complete bastardization of biological Darwinism -— WHATEVER you think of his theory, pro- or con-).
Bitching? I think pointing out the Moore-ish tactics of the movie is fair game. I understand that this film is something of a comedy, and not strictly a documentary. Fine, but then so are Michael Moores films, and I took him to task for the same thing. We ought to be consistent, otherwise we'll end up acting like Liberals.
I agree with you about Social Darwinism.