Tag: Germany
Were Nazis More Tolerant of Down Syndrome than Some European Countries Today?
Richard Dawkins lashed out at Pope Francis for the latter’s comparing modern eugenic efforts to Nazi precedents that sought to “create a pure race.”
Darwin, Marx, and Something Called Political “Science”
A central progressive theme was historicism, crediting history almost exclusively with the development of culture.
Listen: West, Boyer, and the “Darwin Woodstock”
Dr. West shares a fascinating postscript to the story of German paleontologist Günter Bechly.
Michael Medved and Richard Weikart Lay Bare the Evolutionary Roots of Nazism
Weikart, a meticulous scholar, traces the connection in his book From Darwin to Hitler, demonstrating that Darwin’s theory is tainted at its origins.
Free Will Denial and PreCrimes
If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well.