Evolution (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, March 02, 2009, 11:54 (5541 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George has registered his disapproval of Tony Campolo's article criticizing Darwin for racism. I agree, and when opening the thread on "Aspects of Evolution" I expressed my own disapproval. There is a tendency both on atheist and on creationist sites to look for ways of denigrating or ridiculing the other side, which is again to be seen in the O'Leary "Chucking Johnson" article that precedes the fascinating one on Monarch migration to which David has referred us ("Aspects of Evolution", 1 March at 14.20). Ridicule and personal attacks may earn applause from the converted, and make them feel good about themselves, but it has no place in a reasoned discussion.