Tag: Herbert Spencer
A. R. Wallace Is Evolution’s Last Man Standing
Only Wallace’s postulation of an “Overruling Intelligence” to explain the complexities of humanity and nature has stood the test of time.
The Triumphalism of Strickberger’s Evolution
The oversimplification here is staggering (Darwin and women’s rights?!) and would take an entire book to unpack.
Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism
Dr. King accepted the animal ancestry of humans as taught by Darwinian evolution, but he spoke forcefully against the idea that we are the products of a blind material process.
Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism
Dr. King was sharply critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke forcefully against the idea that humans are the products of a blind material process.
A.N. Wilson’s Charles Darwin — A Sense of Déjà Vu
Factual errors aside, the problem is I’ve heard all this before.