07.01.09
Arianna’s ‘liberal’ porno site not reliable on evolution
You may have observed a near take over of the Huffpost site by evolutionary psychology: Here’s the latest from David Sloan Wilson, who seems have to a regular colummn there, defending the Paradigm.
Rekindling the Romance??
I once enjoyed the Huffpost, but because of its deliberately manufactured sleazy side I never quite trust what I am reading and certainly call into question any articles on the subject of ‘evolution’. And now all at once, the liberal image fades, and we see that an engineered Darwinism is being put over us.
Please correct me if this is unfair.
It is sad to have to stop reading Huffpost.
Please note that Arianna Huffington is almost certainly not a true believer in Darwinism, used to have a variety of evolution articles (e.g. from Deepak Chopra, who I can’t recommend either on evolution), and now, in a pattern familiar from past cases, is suddenly a hard promoter of Darwinism/evo-psych. Correct me if I am wrong.
All I can say is that if Arianna Huffington can trash liberalism to increase web stats, she is likely to do the same with evolution.
Conclusion: don’t trust what you read there.
As to David Sloan Wilson, he is, as coauthor of Unto Others, clearly hooked on the population genetics of group selection and the debate over that next to kin selection since the sixties. This ‘debate’ induces the illusion in its defenders of somehow being more liberal than their sociobiological brethren, and in general appeals to the geekish half-smart who are capable of believing in the math of population genetics as an explanation for altruism, the ‘smart stupid’ type that keeps Darwinism afloat with this scientism.
In a word, it seems that Wilson’s ticket to Huffpost lies the belief that defenders of group selection are the liberal good guys and deserve to be the evolution mouthpieces at Huffpost.
I have a better idea. Let’s sink Huffpost, if it is a dishonest substitute for honest commentary.
Arianna, we don’t need anymore normative bullshit propaganda in favor of Darwinism. You are cleverly an untruthful and deceptive person, and the best you can do is stay away from an important subject such as evolution.
If you don’t believe in Darwinism, don’t ask your readers to do so.
Of course, we know what happens when such people step out of line. So we know the Darwin promo is insincere, based on fear.
Meanwhile, the appearance of ‘science’ in promoting Darwinism is a perfect excuse for censorship.
Why not have a reasonable balance of views, and skip the garbage from people like David Sloan Wilson?
Stephen P. Smith said,
July 1, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Deepak Chopra clean, but I am not suprised at all about the failure of the Huffington Post that is only able to spew passive agression along with the likes of Michael Moore. Note that Chopra does not express passive aggression, so he is a more trustworthy liberal. You did not head my warnings about this trash that gets spewed. It is a little more than hate speach (e.g., only hate Palin, and never never debate her issues). But now you found out for yourself, the hard way. Darwinism, and its maintainance in our schools and places of science, shows extreme passive aggression (like the Huffington Post), in my view.
nemo said,
July 2, 2009 at 1:09 pm
My problem is not with the liberalism of Huffpost, but that they naively defend evolutionary psychology, with all its reactionary overtones.
James said,
July 2, 2009 at 1:15 pm
“…only hate Palin, and never never debate her issues”
She definitely has issues, but that should only be discussed between her and her shrink.
Stephen P. Smith said,
July 2, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hatred is rarely the problem of the people hated, unless we are talking about people being put to death (like the Jews were in Word War II). This particular brand hatred remains even after the hated people are long gone and no longer in the spot-light. This hatred will then transform itself into another disgusting expression of hate, having little to do with its former object or focus (be it Bush or Palin). The defect is only now reveal in the subject (The Huffington Post) as passive aggression and in the form of evolutionary psychology that claims all for its domain. It is no wonder that most people turn to FOX News, rather than the merchants of hate that are unable to get the news right. You two are better off with Deepak Chopra, revealed as an honest liberal that does not have this Darwin-like affliction as the source of his thinking. There are straight thinking liberals out there, this much I will agree with.
James said,
July 2, 2009 at 2:12 pm
“It is no wonder that most people turn to FOX News, rather than the merchants of hate…”
You’re joking, right?
nemo said,
July 2, 2009 at 2:45 pm
The question of whether Hucklebird can joke at all is in question here.
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