On Wednesday, the Robert Taft Club will be holding a panel
discussion on Darwinism and conservatism from 7:30 to 10 at the
Boulevard Woodgrill in Arlington. The speakers will include
TAS senior editor Tom Bethell, Charles Murray,
Reason's Ron Bailey, and National Review's John
Derbyshire.
A taste:
Many conservatives are critical of Darwin's theory of
evolution. Some base their reservation on religious grounds, while
others criticize what they call Scientism -- a belief that faith in
Darwinism and/or science in general has become a secular religion.
Others are concerned by the social and political conclusions that
some advocates of Darwinism apply to human affairs.
At the same time, Some conservatives believe that studies
evolutionary and genetic theory have many conservative
implications. Scientists in the fields of sociobiology and
evolutionary psychology have suggested that human nature is fixed,
rather than being a blank slate. Others argue that work in
behavorial genetics shatter egalitarian notions. National Review
editor John O'Sullivan has dubbed conservatives who apply these
theories as "evol-cons."
Get directions to the event here.
topics:
Religion, Conservatism
