Category: Culture
Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire
Where did many white people of the past get the wicked idea that their lives matter more than black lives?
Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?
Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion.
Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag
Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds.
Darwinism and “No Lives Matter”
While most evolutionists today reject scientific racism, with exceptions like James Watson — they have no necessary reason for doing so.
Confronting Joshua Swamidass on Confrontation
Swamidass got it wrong, and it’s perfectly appropriate for me to confront him on that. I wasn’t talking about any approach to human argumentation at all.