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Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya)
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jection and ready to oppose the demands of the bourgeoisie…Natural sci-
ence became a weapon in the opposition to belief and tradition; science
and the newly discovered natural laws were put forward; it was with these
weapons that the bourgeoisie fought…
Darwinism came at the desired time; Darwin's theory that man is the de-
scendant of a lower animal destroyed the entire foundation of Christian
dogma. It is for this reason that as soon as Darwinism made its appear-
ance, the bourgeoisie grasped it with great zeal… Under these circum-
stances, even the scientific discussions were carried on with the zeal and
passion of a class struggle. The writings that appeared pro and con on
Darwin have therefore the character of social polemics, despite the fact
that they bear the names of scientific authors. 17
The spread of Darwinism actually happened this way. The forces that
held sway in Europe saw Darwinism as a rare opportunity to legitimate
the capitalist order they had established in their own countries, and their
imperialist colonial systems throughout the world. (For details, refer to
Disasters Darwinism Brought to Humanity, Harun Yahya, Attique
Publishers, 2000.) Darwinism's scientific inconsistency, its imaginary
suppositions and nonsensical claims have totally been ignored. Those
who regard it as a weapon against religion and morality have dissemi-
nated it for ideological purposes.
But the bourgeoisie—that is, the capitalist class responsible for
Darwinism's dissemination—have supported both this theory and its
rival. Why? Because Darwinism's spread and the concomitant destruc-
tion of religious belief have benefited Marxism as much they have capi-
talism. Religion teaches such values as moderation, modesty, brother-
hood, self-sacrifice and compassion. With these removed, society be-
comes a savage arena in which the "struggle for survival" among
capitalists goes on, much as does the class struggle between capitalists
and Communists.
In the fall of 1871, European naturalists gathered at an international
congress. One of the speakers, the German statesman and naturalist
Rudolf Virchow, said, "Be careful of this theory, for this theory is very
nearly related to the theory that caused so much dread in our neighbor-
ing country." 18 The country he meant was France, and the theory was
French Communism, which created the bloody Paris Commune of that
year. (The Commune was a citywide revolt led by the Communists, at a