The evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin is often labeled by critics as a religion and philosophy of its own; they are correct, but not in a fashion that is favorable to them. What Darwin did was, in effect, end nearly 3000 years of Western religion philosophy and ushered in a new era full of new worldviews.
Tune in for these things and many interesting tangents…
What happened to the environmental movement?
Nostalgia for Planet Earth, left vs. right environmentalism, “stewardship”
Nature as the basis for all worldviews; ecology in Ratzel & the right at large
Darwin as the final adversary of Plato; ensuing resurgence of pre-Socratics
Christianity and evolution; 1860 Oxford debate & Scopes Trial
Darwin as the reason for the birth of vitalism
Haeckel, monism, and animism
The new world after Darwin
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