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A photograph of a 1914 eugenic training class

Imagining that idle parents would bear idle children, they
attempted to prevent these people marrying in the first place. It
is interesting how evolutionists could advocate such an illogical
and nonsensical claim, in the name of so-called science.

The eugenics supported by Darwinists led to the suffering
of a great many. Examining the development of this cruelty will
give a better appreciation of the basic foundations of those who
supported it. How Darwin supported and encouraged the per-
version known as eugenics in the name of so-called science is
therefore of great importance. Although the origins of eugenics
extend back as far as Plato's Republic, with Darwinism it
acquired an alleged scientific appearance and nearly became a
branch of science in its own right. Karl Pearson, whose racist
views we have already cited and who was strongly influenced
by Galton, stated that the theory of evolution underlies the ori-
gin of eugenics:

The Social Weapon: Darwinism