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Originally Posted by peter12
...I think Darwinism, when applied as an ideology, which as you say, is likely considering the nature of humans, has a deleterious effect upon the way in which humans view themselves. That's it...
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I think that this is an assumption on your part. Was Naziism a misapplied "Darwinian ideology"? I don't know of anyone without their own ideological agenda who has declared as much. I believe that the onus is upon you to prove it.
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Originally Posted by peter12
Clearly, so can almost any other idea be twisted to a certain group's social goals or desires. In no way was I attacking the validity of evolution as a scientific theory, only as one that can be twisted to fulfill a social niche.
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What's the point, then? Virtually the same thing can be said of almost any academic/philosophical/religious enterprise. This seems like a moot point to make, so why make it in the first place? Anything when it is misapplied has the capacity to result in tragedy.