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to a fox who can see it clearly. Yet, contrary the world's population—some half a billion
to what Darwinists would have us believe, people, a very large number—are handicap-
dead dark-haired rabbits don't give rise to ped. That would mean that everyone would
the emergence of a new lighter-haired species. lose someone from his family or circle of ac-
Furthermore, animals are very different from quaintances, and will have acquiesced in
human beings, who do not have to adapt to their deaths. This will open spiritual wounds
natural conditions in order to live. We possess that wreak great harm on people's psycholo-
the means to change our surroundings in gical well-being. In any society where a
accordance with our needs and wishes. For mother cannot trust her children, children
instance, we adapt our buildings, heating their mother, or brothers each other, where
and cooling systems and clothing according one can allow another to be killed at any
to the climate where we live. There is no na- time, there will be severe degeneration and
tural selection in human societies, because depression. In any case, a society that kills
human beings' reason and abilities prevent people just because they are handicapped
such elimination. is undergoing a devastating moral collapse.
Such errors lead Social Darwinists to look It must already have lost all spiritual values,
at societies from an inhuman perspective. all humanity. Without doubt, to claim progress
An important example of that perspective, by means of murder indicates very serious
so devoid of reason and conscience, is how mental and psychological problems.
they thought that societies could progress The greatest suffering will be experienced
by abandoning the weak and needy, the po- by those condemned to “elimination,” and
werless and handicapped to their own devices. that suffering will give rise to deep wounds
The fact is that such a selfish refusal brings in the consciences of others.
with it decline, not progress. Those whom Social Darwinism sought, to apply to so-
Darwinism maintains should be neglected cieties the theory of evolution—itself based
and left uncared for are conscious human on Charles Darwin's rather backward scientific
beings, able to think and reason. When aban- understanding—but its world view is in total
doned to injustice and cruelty, unless they conflict with human nature. When put into
possess the virtues of patience, forgiveness practice, it belittles humanity and drags it
and understanding imparted by religious back towards depression and chaos, bringing
moral values, they may feel great anger and hatred that leads to conflict, warfare, and
hatred for those who inflict such treatment murder.
on them. To assuage that anger, as many Social Darwinism reached its peak during
th
recent examples have shown, they may then the second half of the 19 century and the
th
resort to violence, which can then give rise first half of the 20 , but its adverse effects
to conflict and chaos. As a result of all the can still be seen in the present day. Under
material and spiritual means expended to such names as “evolutionary psychology”
resolve those conflicts, there will be a decline and “genetic determinism,” attempts are still
in all spheres—from art to technology, from being made to evaluate societies according
the economy to science—rather than prog- to the errors of Darwinism. In order to protect
st
ress. the 21 century from further catastrophes,
Furthermore, killing the sick or handicapped the dangers of Social Darwinism must be re-
in the name of eugenics, is not only terribly vealed in all their aspects, and the world
brutal, but also contributes nothing whatsoever must be told that there is no scientific evidence
to social progress. Such an open acceptance for the theory on which this philosophy is ba-
of murder will bring enormous losses that sed.
will spell ruin for society. Today, some 6% of

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