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Originally Posted by Poppa1956
I meant that racism existed before Darwin's writings. Charles Darwin could not have been the father of racism because it existed before he did.
However, the quote says GB claims ‘Darwin is the father of modern-day racism.’ My bad, the phrase “modern-day” makes a huge difference in the quote.
Having Googled "darwin racism" (No, I did not bing it) I found several discussions, each of which proving, beyond any reasonable doubt, that Charles Darwin absolutely simultaneously was and was not racist. Not surprisingly, most of the sites that "prove" his racist are creationist leaning (to say the least).
I personally thought this article helped clear the air. |
Very good clarification!
I've seen those arguments from the Creationists. Because their arguments against evolution are so weak, they invariable resort to ad hominem attacks against Darwin the man, but from everything I've read from reliable sources, it appears that
for the day and age in which he lived, he was very progressive on matters of race.