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Talk:Charles Darwin (view source)
Revision as of 04:32, November 18, 2008
, 04:32, November 18, 2008→Evolutionary racist: new section
==Darwin's Death==
==Darwin's Death==
The date of death listed on this article is off by a year. It should be 1882 not 1883. I would gladly fix said typo myself but it appears the article is locked.--[[User:ScottA|ScottA]] 22:29, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
The date of death listed on this article is off by a year. It should be 1882 not 1883. I would gladly fix said typo myself but it appears the article is locked.--[[User:ScottA|ScottA]] 22:29, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
== Evolutionary racist ==
The following is in reference to this quote:
''At some future period not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace the savage races throughout the world. At the same time the anthropomorphous apes...will no doubt be exterminated. The break between man and his nearest Allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilised state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as the baboon, instead of as now between the Negro or Australian and the gorilla.''
How is this racist? I don't think Darwin was agreeing with his future vision of man. And was he wrong, at any rate? We have seen that he was right. If the "racist" bit was in reference to his calling Africans and Australians "savages", then I suggest someone here look up the definition of savage and the state of African and Aboriginal civilisation when Darwin was alive. They were by no means as advanced as even the simplest Europeans. This is not disputable apart from denying history. Please enlighten me. --[[User:JZim|JZim]] 23:32, 17 November 2008 (EST)