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WT Sharpe · 08-21-2010, 08:37 AM

From The New York Times Sunday Book Review of Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, dated Jan. 29, 1009:

Adrian Desmond and James Moore published a highly regarded biography of Darwin in 1991. The argument of their new book, "Darwin’s Sacred Cause," is bluntly stated in its subtitle: "How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution." They set out to overturn the widespread view that Darwin was a "tough-minded scientist" who unflinchingly followed the trail of empirical research until it led to the stunning and unavoidable theory of evolution. This narrative, they claim, is precisely backward. "Darwin’s starting point," they write, "was the abolitionist belief in blood kinship, a 'common descent'" of all human beings.

You can read the entire review at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/bo.../Benfey-t.html.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	From The New York Times Sunday Book Review of *Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution* by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, dated Jan. 29, 1009: Adrian Desmond and James Moore published a highly regarded biography of Darwin in 1991. The argument of their new book, "Darwin’s Sacred Cause," is bluntly stated in its subtitle: "How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution." They set out to overturn the widespread view that Darwin was a "tough-minded scientist" who unflinchingly followed the trail of empirical research until it led to the stunning and unavoidable theory of evolution. This narrative, they claim, is precisely backward. "Darwin’s starting point," they write, "was the abolitionist belief in blood kinship, a 'common descent'" of all human beings. You can read the entire review at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/bo.../Benfey-t.html. Beck is a pinhead who caters shamelessly to the lowest common denominator. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-21-2010 at 09:27 AM.