Ten years ago, I started a thread titled 90 Years of Lies. I have continued to refine my report. In it, I argue that secular activists in America deliberately concealed the significant role of Darwinian ideology and science in the Holocaust after World War II. They employed tactics such as promoting an academic silence and popularizing the concept of Social Darwinism as a separate, discredited ideology to shield mainstream science from the negative implications of Nazi atrocities, fearing a resurgence of anti-evolution sentiment similar to that sparked by William Jennings Bryan after World War I due to the connection between Darwinism and German actions in Belgium. Watch the Video
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
100 Years of Lies
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I think I understand the direction you're going with this, and I appreciate your willingness to dig into difficult and often overlooked historical connections. For context, I don’t hold to evolution myself, I believe in the traditional Christian view of creation and fully affirm the authority of God’s Word. So, I’m definitely not here to defend Darwinism.
That said, I’d gently suggest that linking Darwinian thought directly to the Holocaust might not be the most effective way to challenge evolutionary theory. Darwinism was never meant to be a moral framework, just as the Bible, though full of truth and moral instruction, has unfortunately been misused by people to justify atrocities as well. That doesn’t discredit Scripture, just as misuse doesn’t necessarily discredit a scientific theory.
The common thread in all of these tragedies is flawed human interpretation. We’ve seen throughout history that ideologies, sacred or secular, can be twisted to justify evil. I know your heart is in the right place, you’re defending truth and pointing out real dangers, but this particular comparison could trigger an emotional response that overshadows your broader point.
There’s a lot of solid ground to stand on when discussing the case for creation, scientifically and biblically, and I think your voice in that space is valuable, but this particular argument just isn't very effective beyond, as previously stated, triggering an emotional response in your audience.
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Thank you for your reply. Let me be clear: this isn't about attacking Darwinism. It's about historical accuracy. William Jennings Bryan's 1920s crusade against evolution stemmed from his reading of Headquarters Nights, a book that drew a direct line between Darwinism and German war crimes in World War I. Bryan warned that Darwinism fueled German militarism, which, in his view, was a root cause of the war's horrors and the atrocities committed by the Imperial German Army in Belgium. Western elites dismissed his concerns. However, after World War II, when the scientific underpinnings of the Holocaust became evident, secular activists actively worked to bury this historical link.
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