[Taxacom] Origin of Species' 150th anniversary

[Doug Yanega]

Robin Leech wrote:

>Perhaps many in the various media are Creationists?

A disturbingly large portion of the media attention this event *has* 
garnered has been centered on the Creationist "special edition" of 
the book that was released to mark the event ("special" meaning 
complete with "rebuttal"). A disturbingly large portion of THIS 
attention has promoted the idea that it was Darwinism, not religion 
or politics, that motivated Adolf Hitler's ethnic cleansing policies; 
of the many hits in Google related to the anniversary, nearly 10% 
link Darwin to Hitler, including many of the highest-ranked google 
hits (ironically enough, all of these I've checked seem to be 
religious commentaries). It appears there is virtually no "middle 
ground" allowed in the media - you either praise Darwin, or you blame 
him for the Holocaust. Remarkable how polarized society has become.

Peace,
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Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
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