Word: presentism
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...understand now that eugenics was an illegitimate science, so why even worry about it today? The thinking behind eugenics is still present. Many senior geneticists point to a genetically engineered future. As the technology for this falls into place, there has also been an explosion of the field of evolutionary psychology that tries to describe every element of human behavior as genetically determined. What we will begin to see is scientists arguing for the use of genetics to breed out certain behavioral traits from humanity...
Johnson echoes a similar sentiment, noting that college temptations prevent some students from living in accordance with Christian doctrine in the present, instead relying on the promise of future clemency...
McLeod, who was present for the first portion of the meeting and is a member of the Executive Board, left the meeting minutes before her e-mail was discussed—much to the consternation of many present...
...earlier version of the Nov. 23 news article "UC Decision Pending Amid Claims of Fraud" incorrectly stated that three members of the Undergraduate Council's Election Commission were present at Sunday night's public meeting about the UC's presidential election. In fact, four members of the EC were present at the meeting...
...really afford to just walk away from the health care problem, leaving tens of millions uninsured and health costs spiraling upward? That's really the question that the Senate must now face. As Republican turned Democrat Arlen Specter put it on Fox News: "The one option which is not present in my judgment is the option of doing nothing...