From John Carney
Anyone who argues that 747s, combs and coffee cups are complex systems not
produced by random forces, therefore complex systems cannot be produced by
random forces, is in no position to criticise anyone else’s reasoning. I would
advise Tom Willis to go back to school and brush up on the fundamentals of
logic. He might also benefit from contemplating a snowflake.
Moreover, Darwinism does not lead to eugenics, which hinged on a value
judgement (that some humans are better than others) with no scientific basis.
Nor does eugenics lead automatically to mass slaughter. One doesn’t see horses
being rounded up and shot because they’re not quite up to racing calibre. The
Holocaust was not the consequence of a philosophy rooted in Darwinism.
john.carney@pacific.net.au
