the irony of iraq and the bible (and how the U.S. Will triumph!!)

**HGRickover** · 07-02-07, 12:48 PM

Why lock it?

Every time one of these topics is generated we learn something about living together... fucking awesome. Teamplayers lead the way, bitches!

Of course, bacon makes a great point... keep it civil.

**Consultant** · 07-02-07, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Cecil900

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin

Personally i believe in science.

If you want to know why

PM Me

Those Darwinians were real brain-children. So progressive.

* In 1859, Charles Darwin published the book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. The title is often abbreviated to The Origin of Species. (195) Darwin was an advocate for the abolition of slavery, but he contended that humans evolved from apes and that blacks are biologically closer to apes than whites. (3) In Darwin's book entitled, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, he wrote:

“At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world.”

“Man in his wild condition seems to be in this respect almost as susceptible as his nearest allies, the anthropoid apes, which have never yet survived long, when removed from their native country.” (4)

* Thomas Huxley was a British biologist who was a leading supporter of Darwin’s theory. Huxley gave lectures to promote the acceptance of evolution and was referred to as “Darwin’s bulldog.” In 1871, he wrote:

No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man. And, if this be true, it is simply incredible [to assume] that, when all his disabilities are removed, ... he will be able to compete successfully with his bigger-brained and smaller-jawed rival, in a contest which is to be carried out by thoughts and not by bites. (5)(6)(7)

The dude based part of his theory on the idea that black people were partially evolved apes - science indeed.

**~~Cecil900~~** · 07-02-07, 12:53 PM

Not all his view were correct. Ill admit that. At his time though it was theory. Now it is fact. Not all waht he has said is true anymore but evolution has been prooven.

**tgross791** · 07-02-07, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by Cecil900

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin

Personally i believe in science.

If you want to know why

PM Me

Those Darwinians were real brain-children. So progressive.

* In 1859, Charles Darwin published the book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. The title is often abbreviated to The Origin of Species. (195) Darwin was an advocate for the abolition of slavery, but he contended that humans evolved from apes and that blacks are biologically closer to apes than whites. (3) In Darwin's book entitled, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, he wrote:

“At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world.”

“Man in his wild condition seems to be in this respect almost as susceptible as his nearest allies, the anthropoid apes, which have never yet survived long, when removed from their native country.” (4)

* Thomas Huxley was a British biologist who was a leading supporter of Darwin’s theory. Huxley gave lectures to promote the acceptance of evolution and was referred to as “Darwin’s bulldog.” In 1871, he wrote:

No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man. And, if this be true, it is simply incredible [to assume] that, when all his disabilities are removed, ... he will be able to compete successfully with his bigger-brained and smaller-jawed rival, in a contest which is to be carried out by thoughts and not by bites. (5)(6)(7)

The dude based part of his theory on the idea that black people were partially evolved apes - science indeed.

WTF

? u just made a blatant racist comment about african american's..........don't post anymore consultant u make no sense.

this is why this needs to be locked up because of moronic posts by consultant.

**tgross791** · 07-02-07, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Cecil900

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin

Personally i believe in science.

If you want to know why

PM Me

OK NOW WE ARE SO FAR OFF TOPIC, thanks to cecil and consultant LOCK THIS ADMIN PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

**enf** · 07-02-07, 01:03 PM

See what happens when you bring Wikipedia into this?

Michael Scott (from The Office)Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information.

**...bigdog...** · 07-02-07, 01:05 PM

consultant wasn't being racist....he was pointing out the racism of Darwmin and Huxley......

it's pretty unfair of consultant, though.....since it isn't really applying such statements to the times. 1850 was pretty high on the slavery and african colonial oppression scale.

But it wasn't consultant's intent to be racist. His intent was to show that science isn't exactly 100% right all the time, or 100% right for the best reasons.

And I'm a scientist, so I know what I'm talking about.

locked.