[MD] -elitist ideas

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Case <Case at iSpots.com>:


> Lorenz is a strange choice for you, Platt. It is interesting that you are a
> fan of his. He was a member of the Nazi party, was appointed to a university
> chair under the Nazis. In 1938 wrote, "I'm able to say that my whole
> scientific work is devoted to the ideas of the National Socialists." He
> later recanted this position at the Nobel Prize ceremony in 1973 of course,
> but in later years he was a big supporter of the Austrian Green Party. 
> 
> Lorenz was one of the founders of the field of ethology which aims to place
> the activities of individuals and groups into the broader contexts of their
> environments. He is noted for his efforts to should the purely genetic basis
> for certain specific behaviors for example he demonstrated the phenomenon of
> imprinting in baby geese.
> 
> Nazi tree huggers are indeed a rare breed. Thanks for making my point yet
> again.

Thanks for making the point that your arguments consist mostly of ad hominem
attacks against those who don't buy your brand of scientism.



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