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other nations, whether by force of arms or by force of trade and
economic processes. I have asked you to look upon this struggle
of either kind as a not wholly bad thing; it is the source of human
progress throughout the world's history. 69

In the 19th century, this deviant belief that conflict between
races and nations was a path to progress and which regarded
races and nations other than its own as “inferior,” took control
over large parts of the world. Some imperialist Europeans be-
haved most ruthlessly towards the inhabitants of their con-
quered lands. From the measures they adopted, it was evident
that they regarded these peoples as weak and inferior, deni-
grated them, and refused to accept them as humans who en-
joyed equal rights with themselves. The new imperialism was a
19th-century implementation of Social Darwinism on a world
scale.
One reason why Darwinist ideas received such wide sup-
port was that Europeans of the time had moved away from reli-
gious moral values, which require people to live in peace. God
has commanded people to be tolerant and forgiving toward one
another. Corrupting order in the world and inciting war and
conflict are evils that bear a heavy responsibility in the sight of

God. In the Qur'an, God has revealed that He does not love cor-
ruption or harm being inflicted on people:
When he leaves you, he goes about the Earth corrupting it, de-
stroying crops and animals. God does not love corruption.
(Surat al-Baqara, 205)

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar