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Steve Clark (ssclark@facstaff.wisc.edu)
Fri, 15 Nov 1996 20:56:38 -0600Brian Harper quoted Ravi At 08:58 PM 11/14/96 -0500, you wrote:
>At 05:52 PM 11/14/96 -0600, Nick wrote:
>
>>
>>PS - Does anyone know if Hitler ever wrote or said, for example, the words
>>"Darwin" or "evolution" (refering to the science and not just meaning
>>"change"). Did he even read about it? The closest thing I've seen is that
>>Hitler read (misread) Nietzsche, and Nietzsche refers to Darwin and evolution
>>in some of his writings. Thanks.
>>
>
>Sorry, I can't answer this question, but your mention of Nietzsche
>reminded me of something Ravi Zacharias said when he spoke here
>a few years ago [BTW, if you ever get a chance to see Ravi then do
>so, drop everything else. He's the greatest and most inspirational
>evangelist I've ever had the pleasure of seeing].
>
>Anyway, what he said was "Do not judge a philosophy by its abuse"
>and his primary example was Nietzsche and Hitler, i.e. do not
>blame Nietzsche on account of Hitler. Quite amazing actually
>given the extent to which Hitler was apparently influenced by
>Nietzsche. In the same spirit we also should not blame evolution
>for Hitler. Even if Hitler did use evolution as a justification for
>what he did (which hasn't yet been documented) so what? He's
>a madman.
>
>
>Brian Harper | "If you don't understand
>Associate Professor | something and want to
>Applied Mechanics | sound profound, use the
>The Ohio State University | word 'entropy'"
> | -- Morrowitz
>Bastion for the naturalistic |
> rulers of science |
>
>
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