That Stalin, or Hitler, or Charles Manson, or Osama bin Laden may have read, agreed with, or have thought highly of Darwin is irrelevant to the nature of his research and its conclusions, or to the reproducible veracity of them.
It is almost impossible to distinguish between the eco-centric writings of Al Gore, and those of the Unibomber. Does that mean that Al Gore should be locked up to prevent him from causing mischief?
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Okay, bad example.
My comment on Stalin was in response to a post that suggested the Soviets arrested folks for teaching Darwinism and I thought it curious if true given Stalin’s view of Darwin’s work.
But I would ask you a question: Do the groups that so opposed the use of DDT in even the most minute amounts to kill mosquitoes bear any responsibility for the millions of malaria deaths and disabilities that followed its ban?
Does the “deep ecology” philosophy bear any guilt for those deaths since it advocates reducing the earth’s population to a fraction of what it is now, even if by “natural” means like malaria?
Lock up Big Al? Of course not, but it might be considered justice to demand that he live as he would have others live.