150 years ago in June the famous confrontation over evolution took place between Bishop Wilberforce and TH Huxley. We begin a three-part series where we look at Darwin’s theory of human evolution and the reaction of Marx and Engels to it. On the Origin of Species (1859) was, arguably, the most shattering book of...
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Science
Darwin on human evolution
Darwin and the Intelligent Design Brigade
Christian Right Lobbies To Overturn Second Law Of Thermodynamics “The second law of thermodynamics, a fundamental scientific principle stating that entropy increases over time as organized forms decay into greater states of randomness, has come under fire from conservative Christian groups, who are demanding that the law be repealed. “Calling the second law of...
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Stephen Jay Gould
On the anniversary on the birth of the famous scientist Stephen Jay Gould, who sadly died in 2002 at the young age of sixty, readers might like to see what Socialists have to say about his work, evolutionary theory and related matters: Gould v. Dawkins Dawkins wars (1 & 2) Socialism & Darwinism Why...
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“What we need more of is science”
More YouTube fun, this time from M.C. Hawking. It’s a pretty good defense of science against religion. Check out M.C. Hawking’s website, where more mp3s and videos are available. Who knew Science and Gangster Rap went so well together?
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President Bush signs the order to militarize space
In signing the recent executive order creating a new National Space Policy, President Bush has announced that the US will reject future arms-control agreements that might limit US military manoeuvrability in space. The document further announces that the US “will preserve its rights, capabilities and freedom of action in space … and deny, if...
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Kropotkin on Mutual Aid — Review
MUTUAL AID. By Peter Kropotkin, with Foreword by Ashley Montague, and including “The Struggle for Existence” by T. H. Huxley. Extending Horizons Press, Boston, 1955, pp. 362, $3.00. This new issue of Kropotkin’s work on Mutual Aid, first published at the turn of the century, not only satisfies the need for its continued availability...
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Man, The Enigma
From The Western Socialist, January, 1948 A strange animal – man – until we get to know him. Brilliant, in a sense, he has developed systems of production, exchange, communication, and transportation that make the other animals look rather stupid. But, on the opposite side of the scale, he suffers deficiencies that enhance the...
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