Darwin, Racisism, and an Imposition of Morals

By Kitty Discher

Age 19

With the beginning of Darwin’s influence in America, there began a steady decline in the morals, political policies, and public opinion in the country, and indeed in the world.

Darwin was an ardent racist. With his theory of supremacy of the survivor and the annihilation of the weaker species, he set the stage for many evils, including racism. Consider the story of Ota Benga from the Belgian Congo. In 1904, Ota was captured by African explorer Samuel Verner, an enthusiastic follower of Darwin’s teachings. Ota was 23 years old, 4 feet 11 inches tall. His village, including his wife and child, were massacred and he and several others were allowed to live and taken to America. Vernon referred to his capture as a “fine young chimpanzee”, put him in a cage, and displayed him at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. He was considered a product of evolution, a stage between monkey and man.

Ota was then sold to Dr. William T. Hornaday, who displayed him in his Bronx Zoo in the monkey house. He was abused woefully during this time. In one evening alone he was viewed, poked, laughed at, and chased by 40,000 curious visitors. Ota was eventually released, and horrified sympathizers attempted to make amends for his sufferings, but his humiliating experience, and the grief caused by the loss of all that was dear led him to put a bullet through his own heart.

Events such as these throughout the world were not uncommon after the widespread introduction of Darwin’s theories. I suggest you look up Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb of 1924. With Darrow’s defense of the gruesome crime, this is an example of what Darwin has produced.

Taking Darwin’s beliefs to they’re logical conclusions, events such as school shootings and even 911 should not be viewed as unusual or punishable. Murders, thefts, and other atrocities are merely the working out of the “survival of the fittest” doctrine that now rules our world. Even our most basic laws are unacceptable in an evolutionary world. The imposition of another’s belief at a stoplight should enrage anyone who believes they’re ancestor was a monkey. For the rest of us, civil laws and a single, all-knowing Creator are just common sense.

In conclusion, since the widespread acceptance of Darwin’s ideas, the world has rapidly become a dangerous, revolutionary place to live. If Evolution is right, can anything be wrong?