Re: selective citation

Yea sorry I pasted it twice.

It is from Harun Yahya from "The Evolution Deceit"

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:57:33 -0000
  "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
wrote:
>Yeah, you gave it twice but no reference. Just one leetle
>question. How come
>there was lots of violence before Darwin? If what this
>quote says is true
>then there was no violence before 1859.
>
>Some things are too risible to comment on
>
>Michael
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>To: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>;
>"Vernon Jenkins "
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>Subject: Re: selective citation
>
>
>> Here is another interesting quote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Darwinism and Terrorism
>>
>> As we have so far seen, Darwinism is at the root of
>> various ideologies of violence that have spelled
>>disaster
>> to mankind in the 20th century. The fundamental concept
>> behind this understanding and method is "fighting
>>whoever
>> is not one of us."
>>
>> We can explain this in the following way: There are
>> different beliefs, worldviews and philosophies in the
>> world. It is very natural that all these diverse ideas
>> have traits opposing one another. However, these
>>different
>> stances can look at each other in one of two ways:
>>
>> 1) They can respect the existence of those who are not
>> like them and try to establish dialogue with them,
>> employing a humane method. Indeed, this method conforms
>> with the morality of the Qur'an.
>>
>> 2) They can choose to fight others, and to try to secure
>> an advantage by damaging them, in other words, to behave
>> like a wild animal. This is a method employed by
>> materialism, that is, irreligion.
>>
>> The horror we call terrorism is nothing other than a
>> statement of the second view.
>>
>> When we consider the difference between these two
>> approaches, we can see that the idea of "man as a
>>fighting
>> animal" which Darwinism has subconsciously imposed on
>> people is particularly influential. Individuals and
>>groups
>> who choose the way of conflict may never have heard of
>> Darwinism and the principles of that ideology. But at
>>the
>> end of the day they agree with a view whose
>>philosophical
>> basis rests on Darwinism. What leads them to believe in
>> the rightness of this view is such Darwinism-based
>>slogans
>> as "In this world, the strong survive", "Big fish
>>swallow
>> little ones", "War is a virtue", and "Man advances by
>> waging war". Take Darwinism away, and these are nothing
>> but empty slogans.
>>
>> Actually, when Darwinism is taken away, no philosophy of
>> 'conflict' remains. The three divine religions that most
>> people in the world believe in, Islam, Christianity and
>> Judaism, all oppose violence. All three religions wish
>>to
>> bring peace and harmony to the world, and oppose
>>innocent
>> people being killed and suffering cruelty and torture.
>> Conflict and violence violate the morality that God has
>> set out for man, and are abnormal and unwanted concepts.
>> However, Darwinism sees and portrays conflict and
>>violence
>> as natural, justified and correct concepts that have to
>> exist.
>>
>> For this reason, if some people commit terrorism using
>>the
>> concepts and symbols of Islam, Christianity or Judaism
>>in
>> the name of those religions, you can be sure that those
>> people are not Muslims, Christians or Jews. They are
>>real
>> Social Darwinists. They hide under a cloak of religion,
>> but they are not genuine believers. Even if they claim
>>to
>> be serving religion, they are actually enemies of
>>religion
>> and of believers. That is because they are ruthlessly
>> committing a crime that religion forbids, and in such a
>> way as to blacken religion in peoples' eyes.
>>
>> For this reason, the root of the terrorism that plagues
>> our planet is not any of the divine religions, but in
>> atheism, and the expression of atheism in our times:
>> "Darwinism" and "materialism."
>>
>>
>> Darwinism and Terrorism
>>
>> As we have so far seen, Darwinism is at the root of
>> various ideologies of violence that have spelled
>>disaster
>> to mankind in the 20th century. The fundamental concept
>> behind this understanding and method is "fighting
>>whoever
>> is not one of us."
>>
>> We can explain this in the following way: There are
>> different beliefs, worldviews and philosophies in the
>> world. It is very natural that all these diverse ideas
>> have traits opposing one another. However, these
>>different
>> stances can look at each other in one of two ways:
>>
>> 1) They can respect the existence of those who are not
>> like them and try to establish dialogue with them,
>> employing a humane method. Indeed, this method conforms
>> with the morality of the Qur'an.
>>
>> 2) They can choose to fight others, and to try to secure
>> an advantage by damaging them, in other words, to behave
>> like a wild animal. This is a method employed by
>> materialism, that is, irreligion.
>>
>> The horror we call terrorism is nothing other than a
>> statement of the second view.
>>
>> When we consider the difference between these two
>> approaches, we can see that the idea of "man as a
>>fighting
>> animal" which Darwinism has subconsciously imposed on
>> people is particularly influential. Individuals and
>>groups
>> who choose the way of conflict may never have heard of
>> Darwinism and the principles of that ideology. But at
>>the
>> end of the day they agree with a view whose
>>philosophical
>> basis rests on Darwinism. What leads them to believe in
>> the rightness of this view is such Darwinism-based
>>slogans
>> as "In this world, the strong survive", "Big fish
>>swallow
>> little ones", "War is a virtue", and "Man advances by
>> waging war". Take Darwinism away, and these are nothing
>> but empty slogans.
>>
>> Actually, when Darwinism is taken away, no philosophy of
>> 'conflict' remains. The three divine religions that most
>> people in the world believe in, Islam, Christianity and
>> Judaism, all oppose violence. All three religions wish
>>to
>> bring peace and harmony to the world, and oppose
>>innocent
>> people being killed and suffering cruelty and torture.
>> Conflict and violence violate the morality that God has
>> set out for man, and are abnormal and unwanted concepts.
>> However, Darwinism sees and portrays conflict and
>>violence
>> as natural, justified and correct concepts that have to
>> exist.
>>
>> For this reason, if some people commit terrorism using
>>the
>> concepts and symbols of Islam, Christianity or Judaism
>>in
>> the name of those religions, you can be sure that those
>> people are not Muslims, Christians or Jews. They are
>>real
>> Social Darwinists. They hide under a cloak of religion,
>> but they are not genuine believers. Even if they claim
>>to
>> be serving religion, they are actually enemies of
>>religion
>> and of believers. That is because they are ruthlessly
>> committing a crime that religion forbids, and in such a
>> way as to blacken religion in peoples' eyes.
>>
>> For this reason, the root of the terrorism that plagues
>> our planet is not any of the divine religions, but in
>> atheism, and the expression of atheism in our times:
>> "Darwinism" and "materialism."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Received on Thu Feb 17 09:27:12 2005