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This was nothing other than rampant [[evolution|Darwinism]] — the elimination of millions of human beings branded ‘unfit/inferior’ by, and for the benefit of, those who regarded themselves as being ‘fit/superior’.

This was nothing other than rampant [[evolution|Darwinism]] — the elimination of millions of human beings branded ‘unfit/inferior’ by, and for the benefit of, those who regarded themselves as being ‘fit/superior’.

The core idea of Darwinism is [[natural selection|selection]]. The Nazis believed that they must direct the process of selection to advance the German race. Galton’s naïve vision of a ‘[[eugenics]] [[utopia]]’ had mutated into the Nazi nightmare of murderous ethnic cleansing.

The core idea of Darwinism is [[natural selection|selection]]. The Nazis believed that they must direct the process of selection to advance the German race. [[Francis Galton|Galton]]’s naïve vision of a ‘[[eugenics]] [[utopia]]’ had mutated into the Nazi nightmare of murderous ethnic cleansing.

Sadly, ideas of racial superiority and eugenics did not die with Hitler’s regime. [[David Duke]], America’s infamous anti-black and anti-Jew racist, developed his views from reading the eugenicist writings of Galton, [[H.G. Wells]], Sir Arthur Keith and others, as well as the early writings of modern sociobiologists such as Harvard’s E.O. Wilson.<ref>https://creation.com/eugenics-death-of-the-defenceless</ref>}}

Sadly, ideas of racial superiority and eugenics did not die with Hitler’s regime. [[David Duke]], America’s infamous anti-black and anti-Jew racist, developed his views from reading the eugenicist writings of Galton, [[H.G. Wells]], Sir Arthur Keith and others, as well as the early writings of modern sociobiologists such as Harvard’s E.O. Wilson.<ref>https://creation.com/eugenics-death-of-the-defenceless</ref>}}