the orginal title to the origin of species was titled.
( i could mispell a little sorry)
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVORED RACES.
i'm close, it could be off a little.
2007-09-23 17:19:56 · 11 answers · asked by ronbo 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes racism was very uncomon 160 years ago.
2007-09-23 17:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 8⤊ 1⤋
by favored races he means nature's selection of people who are the most fit to adapt to changes in the environment. Darwin's whole theory of natural selection is survival of the fittest, he believed that the species that is the best able to adapt to a changing environment would live, and the less adaptable species would die. He doesn't mean preservation of black people or white people or hispanics or asians. Also, his theory applies to all species, not just humans. And there's no such thing as humans being racist towards animals.
2007-09-24 00:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by chrismc30590 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nice Title - no subsance - fancy writing for the National Enquirer
'God commits Genocide' - from our reporter in Gommorrah
'God watches on while babies butchered'- from our correspondant in Judea
'God decides first plan was ****** up and commits murder on global scale, and makes lots of species extinct - Not my fault says God' - our reporter talks to Noah
Yeah, Darwin was a real villan....
2007-09-24 00:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by dust 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not racist as in the same context as Jesus, who felt jews are the superior chosen people while the rest are god forsaken gentiles.
Darwin means the selection of genes will keep the race that is more adapted to the environment. If the race cannot adapt to the environment, it will eventually die out.
Which part of natural selection and preservation of favoured races do you not understand?
2007-09-24 00:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Oh yeah, because religious leaders have historically been SO into equality...
Newton got the gravitational system of the solar system wrong. So what? Does that mean there wasn't lots of stuff he got RIGHT?
No one is perfect, but that isn't a reason to dismiss the entire contribution of an individual.
2007-09-24 00:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
Just because you acknowledge the presence of races, it does not mean you are racist.
2007-09-24 00:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by novangelis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes
And that's why so many loved his book. It could justify "wiping out" the inferior races like the Jews. Hitler loved the book. And Hitler was not a Christian he pretended to be to get more support it was all propoganda.
2007-09-24 00:30:05 · answer #7 · answered by sisterzeal 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Did you know Thomas Jefferson owned slaves?!? Shock, horror. Should we toss out the constitution?
2007-09-24 00:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
So were most people who were alive at the time.
2007-09-24 00:24:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. You are right about that. You mean he wasn't TOLERANT??????
2007-09-24 00:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by byHisgrace 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋