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Darwinians Displayed Bones of "Inferior" Races in Museums Sept. 24, 2020 Displaying the bones of ‘inferior races’ in museums: The whitewashing of Darwinism may be ending by Jerry Bergman, PhD Introduction One of the few positive changes that resulted from the recent protests in America has been a reexamination of Darwin’s racial legacy. It is well-documented that Darwinism was foundational to the flourishing of the so-called race science that birthed the “scientific racists.” The late Harvard Professor, Steven Jay Gould, coined the term “scientific racists,” for those who attempt to base their racism on science, especially Darwinism. The scientific racists...

Scientists Retract Dino-Bird Paper August 3, 2020 | Jerry Bergman Was it a Bird or a Dinosaur? The Latest Guess is Neither. It’s a Lizard! An Example of Guesswork in Paleontology by Jerry Bergman, PhD A recent fossil find preserved in amber looked a lot like a bird, but a Nature headline proclaimed it to be a dinosaur.[1] It has now been determined to be a lizard! Its final classification can be debated, but it cannot be debated that it is a good story which illustrates the degree of guesswork in the field of paleontology. As is often said about...