6 thoughts on “Charles Darwin, Kabbalist and Other Republican Anti-Semitic Rants – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
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  1. Just a minor quibble: “Survival of the fittest” is an economic interpretation of Darwinism, originating from Herbert Spencer. Though Darwin apparently accepted the phrasing at some point, it seems primarily favored by those promoting regressive, even hostile economic and social policies. Biologists tend to prefer “natural selection,” as it’s a bit less politically charged, and in some ways is more specific. More importantly, natural selection doesn’t imply that the poorly adapted SHOULDN’T survive, merely that over generations the better-adapted will thrive and the poorly adapted tend not to.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_fittest

    It seems that in many political districts it’s easier to survive by adapting to the prejudices and insecurities of the constituency… But I hope this crosses the line for them by embarrassing the Republicans. It’s incredibly bizarre to make the argument that evolution is a Jewish religious doctrine; I wonder how these nuts explain away Charles Darwin’s Christian upbringing (was losing faith some sort of Kabbalistic conspiracy?)

  2. Clearly intelligence is a huge part of the evolutionary advantage that gave humanity the chance to rise to dominance… That’s a pretty substantial part of the story of evolution. but it’s also true that, in our complex society, intelligence is sometimes an advantage, and sometimes a disadvantage. Sometimes it’s important to be able to beat up the bad guy, and sometimes it’s better to outwit him. Sometimes smart girls play dumb. Sometimes being able to comparatively analyze the theories of Max Weber and Karl Marx can be useful to provide insight into a social problem, but it won’t necessarily be amusing at a party.

    Besides, there are lots of kinds of intelligence. Being able to empathize with people is one kind of intelligence; analyzing complex mathematical problems is one kind; being able to figure out what kind of political posture will make you more powerful is also a kind of intelligence. Hopefully Mr. Chisum has figured wrong.

  3. I love it – he went for the “Some of my best friends are Jewish” defense – is this the 1950’s or what (well in Texas….)

  4. As a religious Jew, with a 5000 year link of transmission of Jewish thought, I must say there is really nothing progressive here at all.

    There is no evidence at all of the truth of the theory of evolution as most leading evolutionists cannot explain the many missing links. Many leading evolutionist are quietly abandoning this belief system, as they cannot explain many fundamental questions. They do this quietly as the academic world holds them intellectually hostage to the theory of evolution.

    Darwin, although he meant well, is responsible for a causing a very dark period in scientific history. By assuming that humans are just a more developed form of animal, he set off the world of moral relativism which we are now mired in. The world is too endlessly complex to have just evolved and formed somehow into the beauty we see around us. If you were to drop a bottle of ink down on the floor, how many times would you have to drop it for its contents to form just the word CAT? How about a full sentence? How about Shakepeare? This is essentially what one has to accept to celebrate Darwin.

    Imagine the “accidental” formation of the human eyeball, the brain, or even an apple seed. This is such a stretch of logical thought, that I consider Darwinists to be more “religious” than non-Darwinists.

    I would like to see Darwin placed in the dustbins of history as someone who was simply wrong. This does not negate our passion for and exploration of science and the natural world, but rather increases our intellectual honesty which will enable us to reach even greater levels of understanding in the future.

    1. There is no evidence at all of the truth of the theory of evolution

      Excuse me, but you are a rabbi, not an evolutionary biologist. So aside fr. yr interest in theology precisely how do you claim the expertise to make pronouncements about the theory of evolution???

      Many leading evolutionist are quietly abandoning this belief system

      Like whom, precisely???

      Darwin, although he meant well, is responsible for a causing a very dark period in scientific history

      Once again making pronouncements on matters far outside yr sphere of knowledge. Darwin happens to be one of the most brilliant scientists of the 19th century and perhaps any century. And yet have the chutzpah to tell us “he meant well???”

      Imagine the “accidental” formation of the human eyeball,

      Evolution does NOT posit that life is an “accident.” But it does posit that the forces at work in creating life and its development are not controlled by a divine hand, but by empirically observed rules.

      I would like to see Darwin placed in the dustbins of history

      I’d say it’s a lot more likely yr views will see the dustbin before those of Darwin will.

      This does not negate our passion for and exploration of science

      Which is precisely what you’ve just done. You’re so obtuse you don’t even understand the implications of yr own views.

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