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ChrisARippel t1_ja7mhmh wrote

The linked article describes several ironies.

  • The Dayton, Tennessee high school's biology textbook endorsed evolution as a version of eugenics promoting the superiority of the white race.

  • William Jennings Bryan opposed evolution because of its frequent association to eugenics and Social Darwinism.

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kimthealan101 t1_ja87i1n wrote

Eugenics is how you say 'racist' in intellectual society. It is still present in intellectual society. It is easy to subconsciously project your values onto the things you study. Much of what we think about eqyptian mummies and pyramids is based on 18th and 19th century ideas about death in European society.

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HPmoni t1_ja8tjls wrote

A lot of people supported eugenics, including black intellectuals.

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2022userestmyballs t1_jaa833z wrote

I firmly believe the stupidest people reproduce the fastest and bear all the consequences for that action. Genetic intelligence is separating humans into survival strategy’s imo. The smart reproduce slow and the dumb reproduce fast.

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kimthealan101 t1_jaet4r6 wrote

That's why it is such a problem. Had the premise been questioned more, some values projected on to others might not be so prevalent in history books.

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