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ed by God. None of these abilities are to be found in any other living thing, nor is it possible for them to

be so, because they have nothing to do with humans' physical structures, or their genes. They are all fea-
tures of the human soul.
That being so, everyone with reason must acknowledge that truth and accordingly, live an honorable

and determined life, reconcilable with good conscience.

Poor Morality Imposed by the False "Struggle for Survival"

As already stated, one of Darwinism's main deceptions is the claim summed up in terms like "the
struggle for survival" and "the survival of the fittest." According to evolutionists' unrealistic claims, life is
a sphere of conflict and competition for all living things, including man. In such a world, there is no place
for features of proper morality such as love, respect, cooperation or altruism.

In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin wrote that humanity had reached its current position through
struggle, that it had to continue to struggle in order to progress, and that no law should be allowed to im-
pede that process:

Man, like every other animal, has no doubt advanced to his present high condition through a struggle for exis-
tence consequent on his rapid multiplication; and if he is to advance still higher he must remain subject to a se-

vere struggle.

Otherwise he would soon sink into indolence, and the more highly-gifted men would not be more successful in

the battle of life than the less gifted. Hence our natural rate of increase, though leading to many and obvious
evils, must not be greatly diminished by any means. There should be open competition for all men... 174

In the dark world imposed by Darwinism, the important thing is for people to spend their whole lives
in struggle. Yet this claim lacks any scientific validity, and is also incompatible with reason and logic. When
such dangerous suggestions are put into practice, honesty and heroism, loyalty and devotion will be re-
placed by hypocrisy and selfishness, mendacity and disloyalty; and only those who possess these negative

characteristics will be victorious. The foundations on which Darwinism bases its twisted view of the world
and morality are frequently implied by evolutionists, in order to influence people.
For example, in an article titled "The Center of Life," Lorraine Lee Larison Cudmore, who holds a doc-
torate in biology, openly admits that in the evolutionist view of life, compassion and pity have no place:

Evolution is ... hard, inescapable... There is just no room for compassion or good sportsmanship. Too many or-

ganisms are born, so, quite simply, a lot of them are going to have to die. The only thing that does matter is,
whether you leave more children carrying your genes than the next person leaves. 175

Like racism, savage capitalism and eugenics examined previously in this book, the perverted ideas and
dangerous practices reinforced by Darwinism are the results of errors and deceptions concerning the strug-
gle of the strongest for survival. The fact remains, though, that life is not a sphere of struggle. Human be-

ings' only struggle must be against their own lower selves. By fighting against evils in his own nature and
those around him, a person must seek to bring positive features such as love, compassion, affection, peace,
security, respect, and loyalty to prevail. That is a requirement of the moral values that are pleasing to God
and which He has chosen for His servants.

Social Darwinism Attaches No Value to Human Life

When Darwinism's dogma of the "struggle for life" and its mistaken views are put into practice, human

life is rendered worthless. Killing people for any reason whatsoever, abandoning them to starvation, pro-
voking war, slaughter, carrying out acts of terrorism, and exterminating people for being mentally or phys-
ically handicapped or belonging to a different race all become "legitimate."
In line with this twisted mentality, one who attaches no value to human life is the American professor
E. A. Ross. According to Ross's Social Darwinist view: "The Christian cult of charity as a means of grace

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