And among those actions were eugenics and genocide - both of which preceded Darwin and Jesus. It is junk reasoning to pin the blame on either.
At least the book written by Weikart, (From Darwin to Hitler) pretty much documents what was done and acted upon and the philosophy behind it. It permeated his regime, so there's ample evidence of that. I don't have any problem with the information that he's presented, from the writings that I've read from him.
Nevertheless, the regime was presented to the public as pro-Christian, and they apparently accepted it.
You said — And among those actions were eugenics and genocide - both of which preceded Darwin and Jesus. It is junk reasoning to pin the blame on either.
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As I said in another post, the evils of eugenics and genocide were certainly something that a fallen mankind has carried out since the fall in the Garden of Eden. Mankind has engaged in sinful and evil and despicable actions since then, without a doubt.
But, these evil actions of the past were always judged and fought against, by those who did follow the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (God has always been there from the beginning and identified Himself in these terms at that future time, of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob).
However, with the advent of the philosophy that stems from and is an outgrowth of Darwin and evolutionary thought — these ideas have been given a “grounding” and a “reasoning” and a “legitimacy” to those who were always looking for some “rationale” other than their “evil natures”. And thus, this worldview does give them that rationale, at the present time.
The evil nature of these things was always there — but the “rationale” has arrived, being something supposedly “reasoned” and “natural” now. Now, those who are enamored with these evil things (as these types have always been) are now able to point out that it’s “the natural way of things” and this is how things actually work and should work. Evil has it’s grounding and reasoning now.
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And lastly you said — Nevertheless, the regime was presented to the public as pro-Christian, and they apparently accepted it.
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It wouldn’t be the first time the public was fooled (as many are fooled today by this very same philosophy) and it won’t be the last time the public is fooled by evil.
And, in addition, many in the public are also enticed by advantages gained by evil means, and if such a philosophy gives them “cover” for engaging in evil — it’s certainly not past many in the public to gladly follow along in their basic evil desires, either.
But, without a doubt, it can be clearly said that there is no teaching in Christianity that would ever condone such things as came out of the Hitler regime and its evil deeds, even if the public went along (either out of gladly following it or fear or ignorance). Our *basis* for knowing that this philosophy is evil and despicable is the authoritative Word of God. That forms our basis for morality and the righteous way of going about things, and not the evil and despicable philosophies that promote these evils deeds that were carried on.