Another biologist on religion. Wilson is a main sociobiologist. CB
http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism-thaxis/2005-November/019411.html Wilson: science and religion are incompatible Charles Brown cbrown at michiganlegal.org Thu Nov 17 13:52:26 MST 2005 Previous message: [Marxism-Thaxis] OBSERVORMAN: the 'contemplative attitude' & student rebellion Next message: [Marxism-Thaxis] Wilson: science and religion are incompatible Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ [Marxism] Wilson: science and religion are incompatible acpollack2 at juno.com acpollack2 at juno.com <mailto:marxism%40lists.econ.utah.edu?Subject=%5BMarxism%5D%20Wilson%3A%20sc ience%20and%20religion%20are%20incompatible&In-Reply-To=> Mon Nov 14 11:38:34 MST 2005 Check out http://www.harvardmagazine.com/lib/05nd/pdf/1105-29.pdf (found at aldaily.com), which is E.O. Wilson's intro to the new combined edition of Darwin's books. In it he quotes Darwin attacking Christianity as a "damnable doctrine" and wonders why anyone would want to believe in it. This in the course of Wilson arguing AGAINST recent and increasing attempts to claim science and religion can and should be reconciled. He also takes a swipe at "Marxism-Leninism" for its alleged theory of humanity as a blank slate. His arguments, while themselves one- sided, are worth engaging with. A more nuanced version of what he calls "scientific humanism," i.e. the notion that people are products of both nature and nurture, is of course fully compatible with a mature Marxist analysis. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
