I can understand the literalist basis of the argument for young earth creation versus abiogenesis and evolution. If rejection of the Theory of Evolution and natural Selection is a matter of faith then so be it. I simply don't understand the obsessive need to demonize Darwin and go through convoluted mental gymnastics and twisted rhetorical gimmicks to attach to him every evil of the last 100 years. Darwin created nothing. He did not invent natural selection and evolution, he only observed and reported it. Blaming Darwin for the evils makes as much sense as blaming 911 on Sean Hannity because he reported it.
Charles Darwin supported his cousin Francis Galton’s eugenics theories, Charles Darwin’s son and grandson devoted their lives to advancing eugenics, so yes I think it makes perfect sense to lay a significant portion of the blame for eugenics at the feet of the Darwin family.
Again, I am not speaking of Charles Darwin, I am speaking about the family and the Darwinist movement. Think about this, isn’t it odd that Charles Darwin’s children and grandchildren didn’t pursue evolutionary biology, but many of them DID work tirelessly pushing eugenics, THEY obviously felt it was significant.