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To: PatrickHenry

It's interesting that anti-Darwinism can lead to anti-captialism -- i.e. socialism. I think fundamentalists tend to be socialistic and not captialistic.


5 posted on 08/24/2006 8:47:23 AM PDT by Dracian
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To: Dracian
It's interesting that anti-Darwinism can lead to anti-captialism -- i.e. socialism.

It's generally recognized that Darwin was influenced by Adam Smith. Even a big-time creationist website (Institute for Creation Research) has this article posted:
Darwin's Influence on Ruthless Laissez Faire Capitalism.

7 posted on 08/24/2006 8:50:44 AM PDT by PatrickHenry (Everything is blasphemy to somebody.)
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To: Dracian

I've always thought that the popular fundie term "materialist [blank]" sounds a lot like the classic Soviet caricature referring to Americans as "capitalist [blank]".


19 posted on 08/24/2006 10:56:52 AM PDT by LibertarianSchmoe ("...yeah, but, that's different!" - mating call of the North American Ten-Toed Hypocrite)
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To: Dracian
I think fundamentalists tend to be socialistic and not captialistic.

There are some extreme counter-examples.
I grew up with the kids of some of them in an "oil-town".
They were millionaire oil-company executives and big-time elders/deacons
in the (mainstream) Churches of Christ.

But you do have a point. I've been suprised by some of the socialist leanings
of some fundamentalists I've met. And their willingness to sit out elections.
22 posted on 08/24/2006 11:05:00 AM PDT by VOA
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To: Dracian
"It's interesting that anti-Darwinism can lead to anti-captialism -- i.e. socialism. I think fundamentalists tend to be socialistic and not captialistic."

An interesting comment. Can you give some definitions (e.g. what is fundamentalism...at least, the fundamentals, so to speak) and some examples?

55 posted on 08/24/2006 1:20:31 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (A proud, practicing Homo sapiens.)
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