| Shouldn't we reject genetics?
I'm having difficulty understanding the argument that one reason we should reject Darwinism is because it leads to eugenics. It seems that all one needs to justify eugenics is the idea that traits are inheritable. Once you have that, you have the mechanism by which you can improve a species by only allowing those with desireable traits to reproduce. So if we should reject Darwin because his theory justifies eugenics, shouldn't we be consistent and reject Mendel as well? If we aren't willing to do this, shouldn't we just drop the eugenics argument altogether?
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