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Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda
Richard Dawkins.net ^ | 4/20/08 | Richard Dawkins

Posted on 04/29/2008 8:38:43 PM PDT by Soliton

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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Excuse me but what is a “theofascist”?


41 posted on 04/30/2008 4:17:04 PM PDT by TradicalRC ("...just not yet.")
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To: TradicalRC; Jay777

> > > > > what is a “theofascist”?

That’s my newly-coined term for jackbooted atheists intolerant of any viewpoint but their own, particularly on public campuses.


42 posted on 04/30/2008 4:42:06 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Then wouldn’t atheofascist make more sense?


43 posted on 04/30/2008 4:55:44 PM PDT by TradicalRC ("...just not yet.")
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To: Fichori

If I agree that Hitler wasn’t a true Christian because he didn’t follow Christ’s principles, will you agree that he wasn’t a true “Darwinist” either because Darwin never advocated for artificial selection to be applied to humans? And spare us ever hearing that slander again?


44 posted on 04/30/2008 5:38:59 PM PDT by Ha Ha Thats Very Logical
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To: Ha Ha Thats Very Logical

——If I agree that Hitler wasn’t a true Christian because he didn’t follow Christ’s principles, will you agree that he wasn’t a true “Darwinist” either because Darwin never advocated for artificial selection to be applied to humans? And spare us ever hearing that slander again?——

You are missing the point. Hitler went against principles laid out by Christ. Darwin never advocated for artificial selection of humans in Origin of Species, and said later in Descent of Man about what was later to be called Eugenics(by Darwins cousin and originator of the term Francis Galton)

“A most important obstacle in civilized countries to an increase in the number of men of a superior class has been strongly insisted on by Mr Greg and Mr Galton, namely, the fact that the very poor and reckless, who are often degreded by vice, almost invariably marry early, whilst the careful and frugal, who are generally otherwise virtuous, marry late in life, so that they may be able to support themselves, and their children in comfort. Those who marry early produce within a given period not only a greater number of generations, but, as shown by Dr Duncan, they produce many more children. The children, moreover, that are born by mothers during the prime of life are heavier and larger, and therefore probably more vigorous, than those born at other periods. Thus the reckless, degraded, and often vicious members of society, tend to increase at a quicker rate than the provident and generally virtuous members. Or as Mr Greg puts the case: ‘The careless, squalid, unaspiring Irishman multiplies like rabbits: the frugal, foreseeing, self-respecting, ambitious Scot, stern in his morality, spiritual in his faith, sagacious and disciplined in his intelligence, passes his best years in struggle and in celibacy, marries late, and leaves few behind him. Given a land originally peopled by a thousand Saxons and a thousand Celts-—and in a dozen generations five-sixths of the population would be Celts, but five-sixths of the property, of the power, of the intellect, would belong to the one-sizth of Saxons that remained. In the eternal “struggle for existence”, it would be the inferior and less favoured race that had prevailed-—and prevailed by virtue not of its good qualities but of its faults.’”

“If the various checks specified in the two last paragraphs, and perhaps others as yet unknown, do not prevent the reckless, the vicious and otherwise inferior members of society from increasing at a quicker rate than the better class of men, the nation will retrograde, as has too often occurred in teh history of the world. We must remember that progress is no invariable rule. It is very difficult to say why one civilized nation rises, becomes more powerful, and spreads more widely, than another; or why the same nation progresses more quickly at one time than at another. We can only say that it depends on an increase in the actual number of the population, on the number of the men endowed with high intellectual and moral faculties, as well as on their standard of excellence. Corporeal structure appears to have little influence, except so far as vigour of body leads to vigour of mind.”

He never advocated for eugenics. Yet this is his attempt at deflecting its use on humans....

“The surgeon may harden himself whilst performing an operation, for he knows that he is acting for the good of his patient; but if we were intentionally to neglect the weak and helpless, it could only be for a contingent benefit, with an overwhelming present evil. We must therefore bear the undoubtedly bad effects of the weak surviving and propagating their kind”

He called a spade a spade, by saying the use of Eugenics on humans was evil. Yet in the same paragraph he laments the burden of being good.

Evil men will not care that Eugenics is evil and will seek to find every reason to implement it if so sought after as part of their plans. For the good of mankind you see!


45 posted on 04/30/2008 6:21:57 PM PDT by ResponseAbility
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To: Ha Ha Thats Very Logical
And spare us ever hearing that slander again?

Not likely.

They can't make any headway in the scientific debate over the theory of evolution, so they are trying to trash Darwin instead.

They probably figure that uneducated minds are easily swayed by that type of propaganda!

But in trying to equate Hitler and Darwin, they are actually following in the footsteps of Goebbels.

46 posted on 04/30/2008 6:22:09 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: dread78645
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47 posted on 04/30/2008 6:35:42 PM PDT by ResponseAbility
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To: Ha Ha Thats Very Logical

"If I agree that Hitler wasn’t a true Christian because he didn’t follow Christ’s principles, will you agree that he wasn’t a true “Darwinist” either because Darwin never advocated for artificial selection to be applied to humans? And spare us ever hearing that slander again?"


Hitler was 'helping evolution'(paraphrase).

My understanding of Evolution is that the stronger animals kill the weaker animals.

It is also my understanding that, according to Evolution, humans are just a highly advanced animals.

So how were Hitlers actions out of line with the beliefs of Evolution?

Nothing artificial about it, He was just an animal fulfilling his Evolutionary role.

At least that is what his actions lead me to believe.


Just because Hitler used Darwin's hypothesis of Evolution as a vehicle for his depravity does not excuse Hitler's actions, nor is Darwin excused for popularizing an idea that fuels depravity.


That is probably not the answer you wanted, but it'll have to do.

You may agree with me if you wish, but it is not something I will barter for.
48 posted on 04/30/2008 6:38:52 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: Coyoteman; The Spirit Of Allegiance

“It is a science because it follows the scientific method.”

You mean the one where a test is devised and it is carried out under controlled conditions where the results can be observed? Like they do with double-blind studies to test new drugs?

Evolution has always gotten a pass on that version of the scientific method. That’s why it’s not science, it’s only history, maybe at best forensics.


49 posted on 04/30/2008 6:42:54 PM PDT by webstersII
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To: dread78645

Nice pics. Got any more? Got any pics of modern clergymen and the Waco murderers by any chance?


50 posted on 04/30/2008 6:43:45 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (You're gonna cry 96 tears!)
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To: Fichori
My understanding of Evolution is that the stronger animals kill the weaker animals.

You understand incorrectly.

51 posted on 04/30/2008 6:43:58 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: webstersII
The scientific method used for Evolution would be Naturalistic Science.

Pure dogma.
52 posted on 04/30/2008 6:48:26 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: Coyoteman
"My understanding of Evolution is that the stronger animals kill the weaker animals."

"You understand incorrectly."


Better tell Hitler.
53 posted on 04/30/2008 6:51:02 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
ID should be taught in science classes? YES, as hypotheses, not fact, given equal time with evolution or none to either.

Then if you really believe that ID should be taught in science classes as equal to scientific theory and given equal time to the scientific theory of evolution, then I presume you are open minded enough and prepared to demand that all the possible “intelligent designers” should be taught as an equally viable hypothesis including Vishnu and Shiva, Ra and Horus, Pele and Ranginui, Inktomi, Odin, Papatuanuku, Elohim and Xenu or the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Or are you proposing that only the God of Abraham can be the only possible intelligent designer? And if so are you then prepared to teach that the creation stories of Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have equal footing or just the Christian one?
54 posted on 04/30/2008 6:55:16 PM PDT by Caramelgal (Rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words or superficial interpretations)
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To: Caramelgal; The Spirit Of Allegiance
When only one side of an argument is taught, it is dogma.

The Nazis brainwashed their youth leaders with only one side of the story.


Dogma or Brainwashing, take your pick, its not science.


A good way to decide what to teach in balance to Evolution would be to hold debates in front of students between all competing ideas, and let the students decide which was the best competing argument.


But 'educators' know that their beloved Evolution cannot stand up to ID, and so they will do whatever it takes to make sure Evolution has no classroom competition.
55 posted on 04/30/2008 7:10:39 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: Fichori

“The scientific method used for Evolution would be Naturalistic Science.”

The classical Scientific Method wouldn’t work for Evolution to be true so they had to develop a new one, one that doesn’t require testing in a controlled environment and doesn’t require actual observation.

The worst thing about Evolution is that it has cheapened science in general. It has made it so that Algore and all his minions can ignore the scientific method to push their environmental agenda. It has made it so that all the enviro-wackos can make absurd prognostications and hardly anyone calls them on these non-scientific predictions.


56 posted on 04/30/2008 7:35:52 PM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII

"The classical Scientific Method wouldn’t work for Evolution to be true so they had to develop a new one, one that doesn’t require testing in a controlled environment and doesn’t require actual observation.

The worst thing about Evolution is that it has cheapened science in general. It has made it so that Algore and all his minions can ignore the scientific method to push their environmental agenda. It has made it so that all the enviro-wackos can make absurd prognostications and hardly anyone calls them on these non-scientific predictions."


True, but with the new watered down Naturalistic Science, it is not only easy, but fun, to poke it full of holes with a pointy stick.

I'm assuming you read the link I posted...
57 posted on 04/30/2008 7:49:34 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: Fichori

“True, but with the new watered down Naturalistic Science, it is not only easy, but fun, to poke it full of holes with a pointy stick.”

Yes, but it’s amazing that the people on FR who deride ID for not being “scientific” are the same ones who accept the Naturalistic Science model as equivalent to the classical Scientific Method.

They admit that Evolution is not observable (because it takes so long) but still insist that it is based on the Scientific Method. They themselves are religionists but won’t admit it.


58 posted on 04/30/2008 7:59:52 PM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII

Pretty much...

In the end, when you get down to the bottom of it all, its just a theological debate.

Just by another name, though not rightly so.


59 posted on 04/30/2008 8:06:16 PM PDT by Fichori (Truth is non-negotiable.)
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To: Fichori
Nothing artificial about it, He was just an animal fulfilling his Evolutionary role.

He lost the war, and died in the process. Darwin's prediction seems to have been correct.

60 posted on 04/30/2008 8:14:00 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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