Re: Worldnutdaily, PZ Myers and the Darwin/Hitler Connection


Googler wrote:
Ed Brayton at Dispatches form the Culture Wars has this to say about
this nonsense:

'The Worldnutdaily actually has an article up responding to PZ Myers'
criticism of D. James Kennedy's ridiculous TV show claiming that Darwin
led to Hitler.....There is a good deal of utter nonsense in the
Worldnutdaily article, not the least of which is the silly subtitle
"Bloggers try to discredit experts on evolution's connection to
bloodshed." Among the "experts" cited in the program are such
luminaries as Ann Coulter, for crying out loud...'

Brayton is also upset at some intellectual dishonesty displayed in the
target TV show:

'"He (Francis Collins) calls evolution a 'compelling' theory that never
can be proven."
In fact, Collins has made it clear that he believes that evolutionary
theory is as proven as any scientific theory can ever be, and that it
is beyond all reasonable doubt.'

http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2006/08/worldnutdaily_pz_myers_and_the.php


Here is that very same WND article:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51629

.... with a selected snippet:

"We talk about the link between Darwin and Hitler, and in the middle
ground, eugenics," said Newcomb. "Darwin led to eugenics, which led
directly to Hitler."

Abortion follows, because the logic supporting that says not all human
life is to be protected.

"To put it simply, no Darwin, no Hitler," said Kennedy, who is host for
the special. "Hitler tried to speed up evolution, to help it along, and
millions suffered and died in unspeakable ways because of it."

.... that's that then. Historians will be relieved to hear that there
is only ever ONE cause of each historical event. That should save on
all that tedious research and rummaging around in archives looking for
primary sources and so forth.

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