Tag Archives: Hitler

The Abolition of the Person

Godwin’s Law infamously predicts that as any Internet discussion continues, the probability that Hitler will be mentioned approaches 100%. I’ve wondered about this. Both Stalin and Mao murdered many more people than he did, so why does Hitler hold this uniquely dishonorably honor? It might be because the German horror strikes closer to home for …

October 6, 2011 – 10:11 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

How Wrong Is It To Suggest a Darwin-Hitler Link?

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Pennock, Monton, Matzke, Luskin

The estimable Nick Matzke has raised the issue here again whether we can appropriately draw any causal linkage from Darwin to Hitler or Nazism. He suggests that to make that connection is not only historically inaccurate but morally opprobrious. Some of what he has said is certainly exaggerated. Still, he has presented some new information …

February 26, 2009 – 8:48 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (155)

TIME: Christians in Germany During World War II

The source of this quote is likely to surprise you, both the place (and time–be sure you notice that!) where it appeared, and also who said it: “Being a lover of freedom, when the revolution came in Germany, I looked to the universities to defend it, knowing that they had always boasted of their devotion …

December 5, 2008 – 6:11 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (1)

The Darwin-Hitler Question: Reflecting on the Process

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Before now, the one topic that has drawn forth the most anger on this blog has been homosexuality. Not any more. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I wrote about why the Darwin-Hitler link is so sensitive. I’ve been learning, since then, just how sensitive it really is. But that’s not all I’ve been learning. Today’s …

May 8, 2008 – 7:59 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Why the Darwin-Hitler Link Is So Sensitive

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Dembski asked this question rhetorically. It would help to consider some actual answers anyway. I propose four of them here.

April 19, 2008 – 7:56 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (48)