My Two Cents #110 - Darwinism

• Nazi/Christian claims shame atheists - Discovery blog argues that we should encourage the debate with atheists like Christopher Hitchens who like to claim that Christianity was behind the Nazi ideology, because even a superficial look at history shows clearly Hitler's anti-Christian sentiments, and the link between Nazi eugenics and Darwinism's "scientific" support for such practices.
• What's so great about Christianity?  Dinesh D'Souza has written a nice book in response to the frontal assault of atheist loudmouths like Hitchens, Dawkins and Harris, who make such vapid and ignorant historical assertions as Nazism's Christian foundations.  Al Mohler says that D'Souza's best argument against atheism is this:

"D'Souza's strongest analysis comes when he considers the true character of the new atheism. It is, he suggests, a 'pelvic revolt against God.' In other words, it is a revolt against Christian morality--especially sexual morality."

• Darwinism and Imperialism - Ben Stein has a nice post on the cultural times in which Darwin formed his theory, and how it fit perfectly with the white euro-imperialism of the time, helping them to justify their takeover of "less developed" races and cultures.

Here's a nice quote from Stein on Darwinism and white imperialism

It fell to a true Imperialist, from a wealthy British family on both sides, married to a wealthy British woman, writing at the height of Imperialism in the UK, when a huge hunk of Africa and Asia was “owned” (literally, owned, by Great Britain) to create a scientific theory that rationalized Imperialism. By explaining that Imperialism worked from the level of the most modest organic life up to man, and that in every organic situation, the strong dominated the weak and eventually wiped them out....

Darwin offered the most compelling argument yet for Imperialism. It was neither good nor bad, neither Liberal nor Conservative, but simply a fact of nature. In dominating Africa and Asia, Britain was simply acting in accordance with the dictates of life itself. He was the ultimate pitchman for Imperialism.

Related posts:

• Darwinism's history of racism
• Darwin Understood the Social Application of his Theory
• Can Darwinism Provide a Positive Moral Framework?
• Atheist Atrocities
• Why Most Evangelicals Don't Like Evolution
• Evolution and Social Darwinism in Civil War Reconstruction

Comments

[Louis]

"D'Souza's strongest analysis comes when he considers the true character of the new atheism. It is, he suggests, a 'pelvic revolt against God.' In other words, it is a revolt against Christian morality--especially sexual morality."

Phhhhhbbbbt!

What nonsense. If you guys can't come up with anything better than this you are really a bunch of moronic numbskulls. It's obvious that this guy hasn't even bothered to read any of the books of the so-called "new atheists." The argument is far more complex and profound than what you would have it.

(Of course, since christianists are obsessed with S-E-X, it's not a wonder that you would see it in those terms. Pitiful.)

[Christianity]

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