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To: freedumb2003; Yashcheritsiy; GodGunsGuts; tpanther
What is “Darwinism?”

You have been posting over at "Darwin Central" since at least June 30, 2006 along with all the other banned Village People and gay-loving space cadets over there. Yet after spending 6 years braying in the company of all those babbling intelli-fellators you're still just too stupid to render a definition, are you?

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as posted currently defines Darwinism as:

"Darwinism" -- (First published Fri Aug 13, 2004; substantive revision Tue Jan 19, 2010)

"Darwinism designates a distinctive form of evolutionary explanation for the history and diversity of life on earth. Its original formulation is provided in the first edition of On the Origin of Species in 1859. This entry first formulates ‘Darwin's Darwinism’ in terms of five philosophically distinctive themes: (i) probability and chance, (ii) the nature, power and scope of selection, (iii) adaptation and teleology, (iv) nominalism vs. essentialism about species and (v) the tempo and mode of evolutionary change."

That's certainly one definition. Mine includes that, as well as its other related philosophical sub-headings (e.g., social Darwinism) and the corrosive world views that proceed from them (e.g., yours). Hence, the philosophical application of Darwinism gives rise to liberalism, and by extension -- to little liberal space cadets just like you.

Why don't you give it a try and tell us what your definition of Darwinism is -- or, is it just the fact that after 6 years spent posting over at Darwin Central it is still something that's way beyond your level of competence to verbalize?


33 posted on 07/04/2012 2:04:21 PM PDT by Agamemnon (Darwinism is the glue that holds liberalism together)
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To: Agamemnon

>>That’s certainly one definition. Mine includes that, as well as its other related philosophical sub-headings (e.g., social Darwinism) and the corrosive world views that proceed from them (e.g., yours). Hence, the philosophical application of Darwinism gives rise to liberalism, and by extension — to little liberal space cadets just like you<<

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

I see your reasoning abilities still lie in your ability to fling useless and rather banal insults from inside your fence.

Thanks for the laugh — for me and many who ware reading.

FWIIW, there is no scientific study called “Darwinism.” Even as you stated, it is at best a colloquial term summarizing a set of somewhat related areas of study that is too complicated for many: thus the summary and meaningless term.


34 posted on 07/04/2012 2:37:03 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Guns Walked -- People Died -- Holder Lied -- Obama Golfed (thanks, Secret Agent Man))
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