RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE

"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Evolution History Holocaust Politics Pseudoscience

John Wilkins on eugenics and Darwin

Post author By Orac
Post date September 3, 2006
4 Comments on John Wilkins on eugenics and Darwin

John Wilkins over at Evolving Thoughts has posted an excellent brief summary of the history of the eugenics movement. In the process, he makes a strong argument that it was genetics far more than evolution that influenced eugenecists and that the entire eugenics movement was based on the concept that evolution was being thwarted by […]

Anti-Semitism History Holocaust Holocaust denial

How I discovered Holocaust denial

Post author By Orac
Post date August 30, 2006
16 Comments on How I discovered Holocaust denial

While I am on vacation, I’m reprinting a number of “Classic Insolence” posts to keep the blog active while I’m gone. (It also has the salutory effect of allowing me to move some of my favorite posts from the old blog over to the new blog, and I’m guessing that quite a few of my […]

Bioethics History Holocaust Medicine

Eugenics and involuntary euthanasia

Post author By Orac
Post date August 30, 2006
3 Comments on Eugenics and involuntary euthanasia

While I am on vacation, I’m reprinting a number of “Classic Insolence” posts to keep the blog active while I’m gone. (It also has the salutory effect of allowing me to move some of my favorite posts from the old blog over to the new blog, and I’m guessing that quite a few of my […]

Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking

The Wedgie Document and the creationist challenge

Post author By Orac
Post date August 29, 2006
5 Comments on The Wedgie Document and the creationist challenge

While I am on vacation, I’m reprinting a number of “Classic Insolence” posts to keep the blog active while I’m gone. (It also has the salutory effect of allowing me to move some of my favorite posts from the old blog over to the new blog, and I’m guessing that quite a few of my […]

Evolution Humor Intelligent design/creationism Pseudoscience Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Intelligent design apologia: Pot. Kettle. Black

Post author By Orac
Post date August 27, 2006
3 Comments on Intelligent design apologia: Pot. Kettle. Black

While I am on vacation, I’m reprinting a number of “Classic Insolence” posts to keep the blog active while I’m gone. (It also has the salutory effect of allowing me to move some of my favorite posts from the old blog over to the new blog, and I’m guessing that quite a few of my […]