Slouching Toward Columbine: Darwin's Tree of Death

Beliefnet ^ | April 20, 2009 | David Klinghoffer

[GodGunsGuts]

Slouching Toward Columbine: Darwin's Tree of Death

April 20, 2009

David Klinghoffer

I've long been fascinated by the image of the Tree of Death, parallel to the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden and cryptically referred to in mystical texts explaining the Hebrew Bible:

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the Tree of Life also in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:9).

Come and behold: as soon as night falls, the Tree of Death rules in the world and the Tree of Life disappears high above. Then the Tree of Death is the sole ruler in the universe, and all inhabitants of the world taste of death (Zohar III:119a).

The image, and today's gruesome Columbine anniversary, provide an occasion to reflect on Darwinian evolution's social consequences, from school shootings to Nazi racism and more.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution with its Tree of Life is applauded by most sophisticated Americans and Europeans as a scientific idea pure and simple, without the aura of dread and terror that, properly, should surround it in our minds.

Why should we so regard it? Not necessarily because of any judgment about whether the idea is right or wrong as science, but rather because of the uncanny way evolution has had of supplying the rationale and creating the backdrop for the most twisted, monstrous social movements that have sprung up in Western culture in the past century and half.

On April 20, 1999, two boys at Columbine High School in Colorado massacred 12 fellow students and a teacher, wounding 23 as well before shooting themselves...

[atlaw]

Again, had Columbine been about those two being “Christian”, my point stands.

And your point is that blaming the theory of evolution for the acts of Harris and Klebold is not just erroneous, but stupid -- Correct?

[Boxen]

I’m not familiar with the crusades. That’s why I asked CottShop for a source.

Do you believe that the crusaders were “Godless Secularists”? If you do, can you back it up with some sort of scholarly corroboration?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Are you saying these nuts were Christians?

[LomanBill]

>>The Crusader’s god was the state

Meet the New Boss, same as the Old Baal
—The Who?

[LomanBill]

The Eunuchs took over Empiror Constantine’s CatholoSyncretist un-Holy Empire.

Not surprising they would covet the various royal thrones they were bred to serve.

[Oztrich Boy]

So Harras saying "Natural Selection!" has some deep meaning that casts a shadow on the work of a 19th century scientist,

But Pope Urban and the Crusaders saying "God Wills it!" means nothing, because you say so.

[tpanther]

And your point is that blaming the theory of evolution for the acts of Harris and Klebold is not just erroneous, but stupid — Correct?

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Hardly....my point is the left has no difficulty whatsoever in blaming any and all horrors from the crusades to whatever it is today that bothers them on Christians, but let the tables turn a little and THEIR ideology take some heat for something like this...well then I guess the punks on the left can’t handle the heat in the kitchen so much.

capeche?

[tpanther]

I don’t know what the crusaders were other than very often out of God’s will, as I said can YOU find any instruction in the NT that guided them?

I can’t.

Did some godless secularists willfully hijack Christianity to suit their own ends?

I have no doubt!

And like the sky being blue, I don’t need any “corroboration” to understand that.

[tpanther]

I had no idea he was that bad, but it’s not surprising after listening to the clown one time too many.

Yes, there are several closet liberals on FR, it tickles me that they don’t understand how badly they stick out like sore thumbs.

Great tagline btw.

[atlaw]

capeche?

Well, no. Not really. Are you saying that it is equally fair to blame Christianity for the criminal acts listed (for example) here, and to blame the theory of evolution for the criminal acts of Harris and Klebold?

Or are you saying that it is equally unfair to blame Christianity for the criminal acts listed (for example) here, and to blame the theory of evolution for the criminal acts of Harris and Klebold?

[tpanther]

I’m saying the vast majority of godless liberals are willing to bash on Christians, Christianity etc., and not be able to remotely stand up to the same kind of pressure when it comes back to them.

[messierhunter]

I kept harris’s capitalization, or lack thereof. Most likely they were using the word “god” as a handwave excuse to have vaccines and warning labels magically disappear, not that they believed in any god at all, let alone personally believe in Christ.

[CottShop]

[[But Pope Urban and the Crusaders saying “God Wills it!” means nothing, because you say so.]

It’s not just me that says so- anyone who is a TRUE CHristian KNOWS they were doing NOT the Lord’s will but the Evil One’s will- their actions PROVED it- Their Spiritual fruit was ROTTON- it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out- I Realize you are lustful for somethign to pin on Christians but this you can nOT pin on htem because htose that committed those ATTROCIOUS acts were NOT comissioned by God to do them- NO matter how many times they claimed it- Wolves in Sheeps Clothing- While those folks were lusting after power/land/prestige/ and power in government TRUE Christians were being murdered in cold blood all over hte world by hte millions- Those sire were TRUE CHristians who lifted NOT their hand against ANYONE

[CottShop]

You don’t need to point out the SINS of hte Catholic Church to me sir- those people are NOT God’s representatives- they are NOT true Christians- That isNOT to say that htere aren’t TRUE Catholic Christians- there most certainly are- but those that commit such disgusting sins are NOT- (While a TRUE Christian can fall into such sin, there IS a difference- Those in the Catholic Church today in SOME parishes are NOT TRUE CHristians and have NOT the fuit of hte Spirit- Again- it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure htis one out- their actions PROVE they are NOT TRUE Christians- so do try to pick somethign else to pin on TRUE Christians because quite frankly, ALL you are proving is that SECULARISTS who FALSELY take on the role of God’s representatives, are quite ill- Are you then casting blame on SECULARISTS? On wolves in Sheep’s clothing? Are you then tryign to say that all secularists are therefore evil? Because that’s ALL you are managing to do by pointing out that there are obvious FRAAUDS who have infiltrated God’s church- Frauds who are NOT saved, who are then therefore Secularists- your indictment only reflects badly on folks liek you then- Secularists- So you might want ot rethink your little antiChristian crusade tactics

[CottShop]

And by the Way Atlaw- there is a LONG History of Secularists infiltrating God’s church- this is nothign new- they do so because they beleive it brings them prestige, respect, money, and power— those doing so are OBVIOUS fakes- who non the less are ‘approved’ by equally obvious fakes higher up- God KNOWS those who abuse His church, and He and His children are to be spiritually discerning and watcvhing for such fakes- Sasdly htough, many TRUE Christians are fooled by these frauds- and Satan is having a field day using such people to further his agenda-

You can point to those types of people all you want- but TRUE Christians KNOW their bretheren- and sir- those people are NOT bretheren- Even htose who sanction them are NOT bretheren- And ESPECIALLY those at hte top who covered up the sins- they as well are OBVIOUSLY NOT bretheren- they are nothign but frauds ABUSING the church and it’s position-

There are many denominations that are NOT TRUE Christians- wjho have exploited God’s word to hteir own advantage, and who PROVE they are of hte evil one and NOT of God- While hte Whole Catholic realm certainly isn’t corrupt, there ARE portions of it that OBVIUOSLY are- but again- point all you like- I could really care less- but know htis- again- you indict Secularists- NOT TRUE Christians by doing so- This shoul;dan’t habe to be explained to you- but apparently, again, you are so zealous of pinning anyhtign you can on Christians, that you’ll jump with glee at any such examples of obvious corruption- corruptions which is NOT of God- Corruption which only proves that htose that do such were NEVER saved i nthe first place-

[CottShop]

The source is their actions- As explained to Ostritch above- Anyone could see that htweir actions were NOT of God- (Well, anyone that is except for htose lustful of lambasting Christians for anythign regardless of the facts) As I told Atlaw- this should go without saying- but apparently you and atlaw and others are so zealous to malign Chrisdtians- TRUE Christians, that you’ll jump all over examples of corrupt SECULARISTS who have PROVEN time and time again that they are NOT God’s elect- DESPITE their claims, and all it does is reflect badly on Secularists- exposing their marriage to SIN- NOT their devotion to God- no matter how many times they claim to be ‘working for God’

The bible is VERY clear about people like this Boxen- and God WARNS us to be on the lookout for OBVIOUS FRAUDS like this who have infiltrated His church in an attempt to corrupt it to no end- and again- it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figre this out for yourself-

[magritte]

Darwood? Wasn’t he Samantha’s husband on Bewitched?

[He Rides A White Horse]

Evolution is the largest hoax ever played on mankind.

First, if evolution were true, one would (should) find an infinite number of species in between what is called a predecessor and a successor. There are none.

Second, good science implies an ability to predict things based on observation. For example physics; one can predict where a planet will be at a given time in the future. However, tell me what a dog, cat, or a cow will look like in a thousand, ten thousand, or a hundred thousand years. You can't do it. You cannot predict where living things will be in the distant future.

I'll tell you what the three animals above would look like in a hundred thousand years. A dog, a cat, and a cow.

Third, good science and religion don't necessarily have to be in opposition. Bad science results when poor conclusions are made from poor data. Bad religion results when conclusions are made with poor data.

In my opinion, the Industrial Revolution, and the sub-sequential expansion of science and technology led to a philosophical belief that humanity, with the aid of science and technology would abolish human needs and wants. Mankind would be able to conquer nature (see R.M.S. Titanic for details).

Great advances also sparked a "man as God" mindset; evolution was a natural offshoot philosophy.

The policies and practices of Nazism was the logical conclusion of evolution taken to its endpoint. Since evolution included mankind as just another animal, it was then easier to portray other "species" of man as inferior. German propaganda films portrayed Jews as rats, and other peoples, such as Poles and Slavs as subhumans. These inferiors didn't fare too well in the concentration camps either.

An industry of death was established, gruesome products of Jew-skin lampshades were made. Gold and silver was extracted from the dead before heading to the crematoriums. Logged and counted with brutal efficiency.

Evolution is a dead end, a farce. When applied to humanity, it has been disastrous. It won't lead to some super-race of men as some have proposed. All it leads to is horrendous destruction and pointless warfare.

Christians know when warfare is justifiable. To protect the weak, the vulnerable, and the innocent. Wars based on racial superiority are nothing but mass murder.

So, in conclusion, evolutionary thought is a pipe-dream, and inherently evil.

[atlaw]

You don’t need to point out the SINS of hte Catholic Church to me sir- those people are NOT God’s representatives- they are NOT true Christians

Right. The only true Christians are you and the seventeen other members of the "South Main St. Synod of 34th Reformed Creationists." And I'm sure you have a proposed creationism curriculum for the schools that makes this crystal clear.

And by the way, you apparently didn't bother reading the links. If you had, you might have noticed that the first one lists 838 cases of Protestant Ministers who sexually abused children. You may want to revisit the others as well. Seems like that "infiltration" is more like an infestation.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Atlaw, of course deviate behavior is a problem in any church, any denomination. (Yes, I read your links). Your church is not immune anymore than others, and vise-versa.