Everyone was a creationist in the 1700's, and almost all scientists were Christians. Even today half of scientists remain religious. Linne's taxonomy was created more than a hundred years before the Origin of Species. It's not fair to judge him based on modern standards.
Yes, I know, but I can judge the science assholes who never altered his bullshit or even QUESTIONED it until genetics research started in the 1990s. And still the coyote still isn't classed as Canis lupus latrans when it fucking bloody well should be. (Actually, the species names should be latrans, if the coyote has the grandfather genetics for wolves and dogs). Among other stupidities left over from the Creationist era.
You also have the double-think types who say they "believe in" evolution by selection, but then turn around and treat "all humans are created equal" like a biological truism rather than a legal tenet ...
Everyone was a creationist in the 1700's, and almost all scientists were Christians. Even today half of scientists remain religious. Linne's taxonomy was created more than a hundred years before the Origin of Species. It's not fair to judge him based on modern standards.
Yes, I know, but I can judge the science assholes who never altered his bullshit or even QUESTIONED it until genetics research started in the 1990s. And still the coyote still isn't classed as Canis lupus latrans when it fucking bloody well should be. (Actually, the species names should be latrans, if the coyote has the grandfather genetics for wolves and dogs). Among other stupidities left over from the Creationist era.
You also have the double-think types who say they "believe in" evolution by selection, but then turn around and treat "all humans are created equal" like a biological truism rather than a legal tenet ...