RE: I must read The Bible for school!
September 7, 2012 at 9:57 am
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2012 at 10:02 am by Tempus.)
(September 6, 2012 at 10:17 pm)Polaris Wrote: So I guess you have not studied the propaganda used by Nazi Germany.
Ethnic cleansing and anti-Semitism (for centuries in Europe) were around long before Social Darwinism. A quote from the first article reads: "Edward I of England expelled all Jews living in England in 1290. Hundreds of Jewish elders were executed." Selective breeding was also around long before Social Darwinism. The elements of Social Darwinism (and the Holocaust) pre-date it and the theory of evolution.
That doesn't mean I agree with Cinjin, however. I think anything can be dangerous and used to justify really (which I think was your point). I'm all for someone reading the Bible provided they aren't pressured to accept or reject its claims, though I'd prefer they did some other related research before doing either.
