ProfessorT is correct, scientific laws are not to be judged by their effects, but knowing the fact that evolution has such a racist connection helps our understanding of why such a spurious and unproven theory could get such a stranglehold on the western world in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Think about it. Darwin knew nothing of DNA, mutations, radiation, genes and chromosomes, and yet his theory launched (or at least justified) global conquest for racial or cultural purity.

It makes you imagine, once you examine the many flaws, inconsistencies and downright errors in the modern theory of neo-evolution, what may be the motivation for squelching dialog and study of any idea opposing evolution.

ProfessorT analogy attempts to compare two topics dissimilar in important ways. The scientific investigation into the nature of matter is different in kind in many respects to the attempt to scientifically discover and/or prove the origin of life, specifically of human life. Physics experiments can be achieved through current experimentation, but scientific effort to prove evolution is largely if not completely forensic. Also, metaphysical truth claims about origins of life, especially of humans, have a direct impact on the value people give to life. This is not true for truth claims about the scientific models of matter. And, by the way, ProfessorT, Mr. Ham's commentary is not claiming the Holocaust as proof that evolution is untrue. You seem to be the perfect example of people who attempt to prevent questioning of evolution theory by obfuscation, confusion, and misrepresenting claims of those that do not believe in evolution.

This is a very unconvincing argument, putting it mildly. By analogy, the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would indicate that understanding atomic structure is not morally neutral. So does Ben Stein advocate banning the teaching of physics in our schools? Trying to disprove evolution by pointing to immoral behavior committed using evolution as a justification will not get very far. One might as well state that the falseness of Christianity is proven by the burning of Protestants and Catholics at the stake. No, Ben Stein is not the best of allies to pick in this particular battle. In fact, he is one of the worst, because his arguments are so vacuous.