Thinking about ethics and current events
(Began 1 April 2008)
Monday, June 5, 2017
Quote of the Week: John Lennox
“In China we can criticize Darwin, but not the government; in America you can criticize the government, but not Darwin.” ― John C. Lennox, God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?
In China, we cannot criticize the government because China is a totalitarian communist country that one is forbidden from criticizing. Darwin can be criticized because he was a British naturalist, and criticism of him does not defame China.
In America, we can criticize the government because our democracy grants us freedom of speech. We don't tend to criticize Darwin because his theory of evolution is accepted by some Americans and rejected by others, thus allowing a freedom of choice for each American.
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In China, we cannot criticize the government because China is a totalitarian communist country that one is forbidden from criticizing. Darwin can be criticized because he was a British naturalist, and criticism of him does not defame China.
In America, we can criticize the government because our democracy grants us freedom of speech. We don't tend to criticize Darwin because his theory of evolution is accepted by some Americans and rejected by others, thus allowing a freedom of choice for each American.
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