Hello again people
CA006.1: Hitler's views
"The first edition of Mein Kampf indicates that Hitler was a young-earth creationist at the time of its writing; it says, "[. . .] this planet will, as it did thousands of years ago, move through the ether devoid of men." (p. 65) (The second edition substitutes "millions" for "thousands.")"
I checked out this claim, it turns out that Hitler uses "hundreds of thousands of years of higher development" in chapter 11 or something of the book Mein Kampf, first edition. So using this added fact, the reconstructed originally already feeble argument becomes, Hitler turned from a creationist to an evolutionist while writing "Mein Kampf". Not impossible I guess, but quite obviously a prejudicially contrived hypothesis.
When repeatedly confronted with the fact that Hitler talks about hundreds of thousands of years of higher development in chapter 11, the evolutionist crowd at talk.origins newsgroup, including the author of it, did not change that "faq".
Other things in it are also very questionably slanted.
The line: "Hitler based his ideas not on Darwinism but on a "divine right" philosophy.", is deceptive because the role of darwinism in the rise of pseudobiological racism is considered significant by most mainstream historians.
"Evolution does not promote social Darwinism or racism or eugenics." is deceptive because historically evolutionary theory has promoted eugenics, racism and social darwinism on a massive scale. This should say in stead evolutionary theory doesn't neccessarily promote racism and eugenics.
"Genocide and racism have existed long before Darwin. Obviously, they do not need any contribution from Darwinism." is deceptive because it glosses over the fact that they did get a significant contribution from Darwinism.
And so on, and so on, obviously this faq is a shoddy and slanted defensive evolutionist effort.
The "creationism" of Hitler lays most significantly in that he attributes creativity to Aryan blood. This is central to his racist doctrine. Creation there is not by God, but by blood, and the blood is worshipped as a godhead.
regards,
Mohammad Nor Syamsu