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{{cquote|It is perhaps no coincidence that Adolf Hitler was a firm believer in and preacher of evolutionism. Whatever the deeper, profound, complexities of his [[psychosis]], it is certain that [the concept of struggle was important for]. . . his book, Mein Kampf clearly set forth a number of evolutionary ideas, particularly those emphasizing struggle, survival of the fittest and extermination of the weak to produce a better society. <ref>http://www.creationism.org/csshs/v08n3p24.htm</ref>}}

{{cquote|It is perhaps no coincidence that Adolf Hitler was a firm believer in and preacher of evolutionism. Whatever the deeper, profound, complexities of his [[psychosis]], it is certain that [the concept of struggle was important for]. . . his book, Mein Kampf clearly set forth a number of evolutionary ideas, particularly those emphasizing struggle, survival of the fittest and extermination of the weak to produce a better society. <ref>http://www.creationism.org/csshs/v08n3p24.htm</ref>}}

Noted evolutionary [[anthropology|anthropologists]] Sir [[Arthur Keith]] conceded the following in regards to Hitler: “The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consciously sought to make the practices of Germany conform to the theory of evolution”.<ref>http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_holocaust_why_did_it_happen</ref>  

Noted evolutionary [[anthropology|anthropologists]] Sir Arthur Keith conceded the following in regards to Hitler: “The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consciously sought to make the practices of Germany conform to the theory of evolution”.<ref>http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_holocaust_why_did_it_happen</ref>  

B. Wilder-Smith wrote the following regarding [[Nazism]] and the theory of evolution:  

B. Wilder-Smith wrote the following regarding [[Nazism]] and the theory of evolution:  

{{cquote|One of the central planks in Nazi theory and doctrine was …evolutionary theory [and] … that all biology had evolved … upward, and that … less evolved types … should be actively eradicated [and] … that natural selection could and should be actively aided, and therefore [the Nazis] instituted political measures to eradicate … [[Jew]]s, and … blacks, whom they considered as “underdeveloped”.’ <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v13/i2/nazi.asp</ref>}}

{{cquote|One of the central planks in Nazi theory and doctrine was …evolutionary theory [and] … that all biology had evolved … upward, and that … less evolved types … should be actively eradicated [and] … that natural selection could and should be actively aided, and therefore [the Nazis] instituted political measures to eradicate … [[Jew]]s, and … blacks, whom they considered as “underdeveloped”.’ <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v13/i2/nazi.asp</ref>}}

[[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author [[Marilynne Robinson]] wrote the following regarding Hitler's racism in the November 2006 issue of [[Harper’s Magazine]]:

[[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author Marilynne Robinson wrote the following regarding Hitler's racism in the November 2006 issue of Harper’s Magazine:

{{cquote|While it is true that persecution of the Jews has a very long history in [[Europe]], it is also true that science in the twentieth century revived and absolutized persecution by giving it a fresh rationale — Jewishness was not religious or cultural, but genetic. Therefore no appeal could be made against the brute fact of a Jewish grandparent.

{{cquote|While it is true that persecution of the Jews has a very long history in [[Europe]], it is also true that science in the twentieth century revived and absolutized persecution by giving it a fresh rationale — Jewishness was not religious or cultural, but genetic. Therefore no appeal could be made against the brute fact of a Jewish grandparent.

John C. Burnham wrote in the journal ''Science'' the following:

John C. Burnham wrote in the journal ''Science'' the following:

{{cquote|After 1859, the evolutionary schema raised additional questions, particularly whether or not Afro-Americans could survive competition with their white near-relations. The momentous answer was a resounding no.... The [[Africa]]n was inferior — he represented the missing link between [[ape]] and [[Teuton]]." <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/55/</ref>}}

{{cquote|After 1859, the evolutionary schema raised additional questions, particularly whether or not Afro-Americans could survive competition with their white near-relations. The momentous answer was a resounding no.... The [[Africa]]n was inferior — he represented the missing link between [[ape]] and Teuton." <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/55/</ref>}}

Harvard University's [[Stephen Jay Gould]] stated, "Biological arguments for racism may have been common before 1859, but they increased by orders of magnitude following the acceptance of evolutionary theory."<ref>http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=268</ref>

Harvard University's [[Stephen Jay Gould]] stated, "Biological arguments for racism may have been common before 1859, but they increased by orders of magnitude following the acceptance of evolutionary theory."<ref>http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=268</ref>

[[Australia]]n atheist and [[philosopher]] [[David Stove]] argues that evolutionary ideas were influential in regards to the [[Sexual revolution|sexual revolution]].  In his work entitled ''Darwinian Fairytales: Selfish Genes, Errors of Heredity and Other Fables of Evolution'', Stove states that The “new religion of selfish genes” classifies all humans as biological errors. <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18094</ref> Stove further states that “the great sexual emancipators after 1859” ([[Havelock Ellis|Ellis]], [[Freud]], [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Marie Stopes|Stopes]], [[Margaret Sanger|Sanger]], [[Margaret Mead|Mead]], [[Wilhelm Reich|Reich]]) "were all Darwinians" and that [[genetics]] supplied "the new religionists" their gods ... the [[chromosome]]s of the [[sex cell]]s.” <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18094</ref>

[[Australia]]n atheist and [[philosopher]] David Stove argues that evolutionary ideas were influential in regards to the [[Sexual revolution|sexual revolution]].  In his work entitled ''Darwinian Fairytales: Selfish Genes, Errors of Heredity and Other Fables of Evolution'', Stove states that The “new religion of selfish genes” classifies all humans as biological errors. <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18094</ref> Stove further states that “the great sexual emancipators after 1859” ([[Havelock Ellis|Ellis]], [[Freud]], [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Marie Stopes|Stopes]], [[Margaret Sanger|Sanger]], [[Margaret Mead|Mead]], [[Wilhelm Reich|Reich]]) "were all Darwinians" and that [[genetics]] supplied "the new religionists" their gods ... the [[chromosome]]s of the [[sex cell]]s.” <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18094</ref>

[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians</ref><ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2</ref> ]]

[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians</ref><ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2</ref> ]]

==Atheism and Evolution ==

==Atheism and Evolution ==