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Descent of Man

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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2021
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Academic Freedom, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Woke world destroys Darwinian evolutionary biologist

Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2021
Academic Freedom, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Those other evolutionary biologists had better get with the program and denounce Colin Wright, right? Or just shut up and stay shut up. From an old source: Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. We’d be happy to help but we can only help people who think that intellectual freedom is not negotiable. It must be okay to criticize Darwin too. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 25, 2021
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Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Michael Flannery on the attack on Darwin’s Descent of Man in AAAS’s mag Science

Denyse O'Leary
May 25, 2021
Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
Flannery reveals something interesting: "Thomas Henry Huxley, Darwin’s indefatigable “Bulldog,” wrote a shameful essay on May 20, 1865, shortly after the conclusion of the American Civil War. He suggested that the South should be relieved given that it was no longer responsible for the care and “protection” of the now-former slaves." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 21, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Attack on Darwinism at AAAS’s flagship mag “Science” re racism and sexism

Denyse O'Leary
May 21, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
Let’s pass over the question of why Cool People never noticed that stuff about Charles Darwin for nearly a century and a half. Noticing now? Good. Then what does Agustín Fuentes suppose should replace Darwinism? A war on science? A war on math? A war on people who think getting right answers is a good thing? What's supposed to be the next step? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 18, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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At The Guardian: What to do about the Political Incorrectness of Darwin’s Descent of Man

Denyse O'Leary
February 18, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
We don’t think Darwin should be Cancelled either because we don’t live in the Year Zero. But if some were minded to Cancel Darwin, this would not be a very good argument against it. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 9, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Education, Ethics, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Fancy that! An edition of Darwin’s Origin of Species with a worldview guide

Denyse O'Leary
January 9, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Education, Ethics, Intelligent Design, Racism
What a good idea! Instead of getting shouted down by Darwinians, anxious to impose the “red in tooth and claw” on school curricula, perhaps we should long ago have adopted the practice of simply providing editions of Darwin’s works, detailing the worldview that lies behind this stuff. Accept or reject it, the worldview goes along with the package. Read More ›