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To: Gladwin
You want us to believe that it is all just a coincidence that Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky and Karl Marx were ALL influenced by Darwin's writings, studied those writings and praised those writing....

No discussion of the devastating impact of Social Darwinism on society would be complete without considering its strong influence on the development of Marxism and communism. Frederich Engels and Karl Marx (co-founders of Marxist communism) were exceedingly enthusiastic over Darwin's book On the Origin of Species. Karl Marx wrote a letter to Engels in December of 1860 declaring that On the Origin of Species was "the book which contains the basis in natural history for our views." In another letter to Engels in January of 1861, Marx declared:

"Darwin's book is very important and serves me as a basis of struggle in history...not only is a death blow dealt here for the first time to 'Teleology' in the natural sciences, but their rational meaning is emphatically explained." (As quoted by Conway Zirkle in: Evolution, Marxian Biology, and the Social Scene, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1959, p. 86).

134 posted on 01/28/2002 11:09:15 AM PST by Ol' Sparky
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To: Ol' Sparky
You want us to believe that it is all just a coincidence that Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky and Karl Marx were ALL influenced by Darwin's writings, studied those writings and praised those writing....

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142 posted on 01/28/2002 11:24:58 AM PST by Gladwin
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To: Ol' Sparky; Stingray
I see the usual band of evo-thugs is masterfully employing their best darwinist apologetic: Shout louder and pile on!

Stingray used to save the evo threads so he could embarrass the evos with their own comments. I sometimes wonder how they can type with their fingers in their ears.

Is this a logical refutation of their superstitions? No. But logic doesn't work with them so this is just as useful.

148 posted on 01/28/2002 11:47:39 AM PST by Dataman
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