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To: E=MC2
“I give up.” [excerpt]
Ok, I'll give you a clue.

Karl Pearson, in his own words:
"The garden of humanity is very full of weeds, nurture will never transform them into flowers; the eugenist calls upon the rulers of mankind to see that there shall be space in the garden, freed of weeds, for individuals and races of finer growth to develop with the full bloom possible to their species."

- Karl Pearson, Life and Letters of Francis Galton, vol.3.

Evidently Evolutionists are smart enough to know that intelligent beings are better at pulling weeds than Evolution is.


“Do you are do you not believe Darwin promoted eugenics. You asked me to explain why he did which implies that you think he did but when I ask you to source his promotion you link me to a site that says “Coming soon” and then go on to ask me where you said Darwin promoted eugenics. Do you get paid for this nonsense?” [excerpt]
Uh, yer strawman is on fire...

But just for fun, yes, Darwin did promote eugenics.

Leonard Darwin
Florence Henrietta Darwin
Francis Darwin
Horace Darwin
Ruth Frances Darwin
George Howard Darwin
Maud de Puy Darwin
Charles Galton Darwin

Hehe...

According to Fredrick Osborn:
"Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under a name other than eugenics". "Heredity clinics are the first eugenic proposals that have been adopted in a practical form and accepted by the public... The word eugenics is not associated with them." "The most important eugenic policy at this time is to see that birth control is made equally available to all individuals in every class of society."

- Frederick Osborn, Future of Human Heredity, 1968.

Considering the Osborn quote and how subsequent Darwin's following in Charles' footsteps embraced Eugenics, what would Charles have called it?

Oh, yeah, don't go gettin yer knickers in a knot, I was writtin!
269 posted on 12/03/2008 4:01:15 PM PST by Fichori (I believe in a Woman's right to choose, even if she hasn't been born yet.)
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To: Fichori
what would Charles have called it?

Perhaps if you had read CD's writings you would know and not insinuate about his views.

270 posted on 12/03/2008 4:07:09 PM PST by E=MC2
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To: Fichori
Eugenics, what would Charles have called it?

It seems that Charles did not find eugenics very noble and prefered that the individual be the decider of his mate. In The Descent of Man Darwin noted that aiding the weak to survive and have families could lose the benefits of natural selection, but cautioned that withholding such aid would endanger the instinct of sympathy, "the noblest part of our nature", and factors such as education could be more important. When Galton suggested that publishing research could encourage intermarriage within a "caste" of "those who are naturally gifted", Darwin foresaw practical difficulties, and thought it "the sole feasible, yet I fear utopian, plan of procedure in improving the human race", preferring to simply publicise the importance of inheritance and leave decisions to individuals.[147]

271 posted on 12/03/2008 4:12:20 PM PST by E=MC2
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