Tag: Thomas Henry Huxley
Distancing Darwin from Racism Is a Fool’s Errand
“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.”
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.
Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts
Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination.
Origins of a Dictum
“Follow the evidence wherever it leads.” It’s almost the official rallying cry of intelligent design proponents.
Darwin’s Rhapsody
“Evolution” in its deepest sense is a foundational metaphysical commitment, not a scientific theory that one could test.