07.18.10
Arnhart garbage at Cato
Here is the Arnhart essay: it is so pervaded by fallacies that it is hard to see how anyone could take it seriously, but since he is a strict Darwinist he gets a hearing. But Arnhart is right in one way: Darwinism was always a conservative viewpoint, starting with Darwin, but not Wallace.
The catch here is that Darwin’s theory is false, can’t explain human evolution, and fails completely on human nature.
Conservatives, where not ID conservatives/religionists/, lap this junk up. But it is garbage.
I will do a point by point on the essay later.
Stephen said,
July 18, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Ayn Rand would be a libertarian, but she never had much to say about Darwin’s natural selection. Rand was also an atheist.
Agency is missing in natural selection, but it is not missing in conservative views that I have seen. Adam Smith is good reading for most conservatives, and here agency is very apparent. I think conservatives are better identified by their attachment to agency.
I don`t see where Darwin`s theory is a conservative view point, necessarily, and I don’t know why liberal are finding themselves attached to it so strongly. If natural selection is conservative idealology, why is this?
What kind of politics did Darwin have?
I know Wallace was more of a social liberal, but it is difficult to compare today’s politics with yesterday’s. The politics can be completely inverted in this comparison!
Darwiniana » Darwin, evolution, and conservatism said,
July 19, 2010 at 1:57 pm
[...] Comment on Arnhart posts… Stephen said, July 18, 2010 at 1:14 pm ·Ayn Rand would be a libertarian, but she never had much to say about Darwin’s natural selection. Rand was also an atheist. [...]
mike said,
November 18, 2011 at 4:38 pm
darwins theory is false if it was true it would be fact by now not still a theory,we have evolved as humans faster stronger etc but not from one species to another ie apes ha. if from apes why did we lose the body hair as we need a covering to survive that was good eveloution i domt think. we from other planet pure and simple thats why a human is never totally happy or content what do u think.