To: Cicero
It was also responsible for the widely held view that Africa and Asia were full of "lesser breeds," a commonly held view a hundred years ago. Again, not Darwin's fault, but part of the big picture. Yeah sure, It was all because of Darwin. Let me guess it was just a coincidence that all the slaves the Christians owned pre-darwin just happen to be black.
And I'm sure the KKK and Aryan Nations are big subscribers to TOE.
392 posted on
01/26/2005 2:43:43 PM PST by
qam1
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To: qam1
Let me guess it was just a coincidence that all the slaves the Christians owned pre-darwin just happen to be black. No they weren't. There were plenty of white slaves as well. BTW, as pointed out in another post, the racial justification for slavery was developed after the Enlightenment and before Darwin by bastardizing Biblical verses. By the time most had heard of Darwin, slavery was ended in the Western world. But Darwin and the Bible were equally bastardized to justify racial discrimination. That, I am old enough to personally remember.
407 posted on
01/26/2005 3:16:49 PM PST by
Ditto
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