Darwin, Hitler... and Christianity
Having no actual evidence, creationists engage in character assassination in an attempt to discredit the theory of evolution, and a common ploy is to pretend that Darwin was a major influence on Hitler. The reality is that Hitler was far more influenced by Christianity. They do not mention that. But if they say that Darwinism should be abandoned because it was an influence on Hitler, then surely they must also agree that Christianity should likewise be abandoned, if there is good evidence it was an influence, right? I mean, surely these Christians are not hypocrites... Houston Stewart Chamberlain I thought it would be interesting to compare the impact of Darwin on Hitler to that that of Houston Stewart Chamberlain. Like Darwin, Chamberlain was English, but he took German citizenship in 1916. He is best known for his book, The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century , written in 1899. First published in Germany, it became a best seller and was later translated into English a...