Re: Social Darwinism; was: So Long Judge Moore, We'll Miss You

ambrose searle wrote:
> Bob LeChevalier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (ambrose searle) wrote:
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>>>>Furthermore Darwin held no
>>>>theory of Social Darwinism for the simple reason that it is not a
>>>>scientific theory, 
>>>
>>>Do you realize how ridiculous what you just wrote is? You think that
>>>only scientific theories can be theories!!??
>>
>>To scientists, any other thing labeled a "theory" is a misuse of the
>>word.
> 
> 
> Darwing held that it was a scientific theory.

Only when the overly broad definition of the American Heritage 
Dictionary is used:

social Darwinism

NOUN:   The application of Darwinism to the study of human society, 
specifically a theory in sociology that individuals or groups achieve 
advantage over others as the result of genetic or biological superiority.