[Taxacom] Origin of Species' 150th anniversary

[Robin Leech]

Thanks, Doug, and Jeepers!
Robin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Yanega" <dyanega at ucr.edu>
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Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Origin of Species' 150th anniversary


> 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,
> -- 
>
> Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
> Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314        skype: dyanega
> phone: (951) 827-4315 (standard disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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>         is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82
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