Darwin inspired Hitler: Lies they teach in Texas

[LuvNewcastle]

10. I'd be interested in reading that. I'll check my library system.

Eugenics has had a profound influence on American culture. A lot of people don't even realize that a lot of their thoughts about race and evolution can be directly traced back to eugenics. Here in the South, social Darwinist thinking is very common; it's like many of the people haven't been taught about science beyond 1900.

I blame the preachers for a lot of the ignorance. It's funny that they believe in social Darwinism, while at the same time they take every opportunity to slur Darwin and his theories. It's like they know on a subconscious level that social Darwinism and Darwin's theories aren't compatible, but they don't have the scientific knowledge needed to distinguish between them. It's so convoluted that it's hard to describe.

I'm really sick of the anti-science people who want to teach children their ideas. I think the Dept. of Education should review all textbooks used by accredited schools, public or private, and decide which ones are suitable for teaching. If the schools want to use those books against the advice of the Dept. Ed., they should lose their accreditation. We want our children to learn facts, and facts aren't to be changed at the whim of any particular religion. There are already too many ignorant people in this country. We can't continue to let the private and charter schools continue making more of them.