Darwin, Hitler, and the Holocaust Part 1 - A Faulty Foundation

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From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its allies systematically murdered approximately six million Jews in a genocide known as the Holocaust. This was, at the time, around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population. Alongside the Jews, others who had been deemed ‘inferior’ suffered during the Nazi’s reign. This included the Roma, the Polish, people of Slavic descent, black people, the mentally ill, and the disabled. But why? To what end? In this three-part series, we’re going to look at the roots of the Holocaust from a scientific perspective as well as uncover the Darwinian undercurrent that allowed it all to take place.
Join Trey and ICR President, Dr. Randy Guliuzza as they discuss this vital topic on Episode 76 of The Creation Podcast.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Coming Up on The Creation Podcast
0:32 - Welcome and Introduction
2:33 - Setting the Stage for the Holocaust
4:15 - Arthur Schopenhauer and "Positive Eugenics"
7:51 - Charles Darwin (who needs no introduction)
20:51 - Sir Francis Galton and "Negative Eugenics"
25:00 - Ernst Haeckel and Scientific Racism
34:52 - Sigmund Freud and Evolutionary Psychology
39:50 - Eugen Fischer, Erwin Baur, Fritz Lenz and Racial Hygiene
44:16 - Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau and Racial Theory
47:06 - A Shift in Mindset
50:04 - The Natural Endgame
51:55 - Closing Thoughts (and Final Warning)
53:30 - Outro
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[@NanaCarol]

Thanks for this educational, well-organized discussion.

[@65gtotrips]

The horrifying thing was that Germany at that time, was one of the most civilized nations in the entire world; With opera, ballet, music, composers, plays, film, science, medicine, and technology. That’s what’s really crazy. The thing is, it’s happening again today, within a civilized society.

[@SK-bw2cv]

Thank you for this, ICR. Watching now.

[@residuejunkie4321]

*One must always keep in mind that the victors write ''history'' and who those ''victors'' are, then you will see why these subjects are portrayed as they are.*

[@deprogrammershepherd1234]

🎯

[@loricalass4068]

The victors do write history. To certain extent. But thanks to the net, and ancient documents that tell the real truth, we can examine and discern a lot better with the real truth is.

[@residuejunkie4321]

​@loricalass4068 *As crazy as this sounds, it's absolutely true and I have proof, all history books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, concordances and bibles have been magically changed and so have all of the ancient manuscripts that they were written from.*

[@loricalass4068]

@@residuejunkie4321 I’m sorry, but I don’t think your responses are based on real research with things like archaeology and history. I only have time to deal with your belief that the Bible has been magically changed. In 1947 in the desert in the cliffs near the Dead Sea 2,000 year old ancient scrolls were found in pottery jars. These have since been called the dead sea scrolls, and they turned out to contain the entire book of Isaiah from the Bible, and at least a fragment or much more from every other book in the old Testament. They have been analyzed innumerable times by numerable people with various religions or no religion. Nobody is saying they’re fake. And what do they show? That the Bible has not been changed as you and the Muslims are claiming. The scrolls were found to match almost perfectly with what was being read in synagogues and churches at that time. Contrary to what some believe, the Bible has not been translated from one translation to another translation to another translation. If a language other than Hebrew or Greek is being used, they go to the originals. For example, someone who has trying to translate the Bible in French is not going to go to a Spanish Bible to get his data. He’s going to go to the original documents. Which have been preserved in many ways. Not just in the dead sea scrolls. History and archaeology very strongly support the Bible. The more time goes by, the more support it has. For example, just one of many, people used to say that there was no such person asPontius Pilate. Then they found his actual name with his actual title and the actual place where the Bible says he should be. Things like that happen all the time. Yes, translations can make some errors. But we have the original documents to go back to! And not just for the old testament. Learn to dig deep and research. You will be amazed at what you find if you do so. Most of all, pray to the Lord for light. He wants you to be blessed by what is in the Bible. Oh, here is one more truth that shows the Bible is not just made up. But this post is so long that I will put it in a P.S.

[@loricalass4068]

@@residuejunkie4321 P.S. The shroud of Turin, a linen burial shroud having the faint image of a crucified man on it, is the most scientifically studied artifact on the planet. It has been analyzed for hundreds of thousands of hours by scientists in various disciplines who have been published in very reputable peer-reviewed scientific journals. You may have heard that the Shroud was proven to be a medieval forgery based on some carbon 14 testing in the 1980s. But in the video called Jesus and the Shroud of Turin on the Jesus Documentary channel, you can see the very inventor of carbon 14 dating saying that the sample they took for testing was invalid due to contamination. In addition, the lab testing only involved one sample and accurate DNA testing requires 7. Also that one sample came from an edge on the cloth which was frequently handled down through time. As I said, it is the most scientifically studied artifact on the entire planet. (And by the way, all over the net you can see people saying that the shroud was created by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t born until 100 years after the shroud was on display!) Historians agree that the details of the Shroud match exactly what the New Testament describes in terms of the crucifixion and burial, and practices of the Jews at that time. Botanists state that pollen samples found on the Shroud are indigenous to Jerusalem and certainly not the western world. Ditto particles of marble found on the feet area of the man on the shroud which are no way found in Europe, but come from sites in Jerusalem. The blood on it is real blood and hematologists state that the reason the blood is red is because it has so much bilirubin in it. Bilirubin is what pours into the blood under cases of extreme torture. There is no paint or other medium found on the Shroud which could account for the presence of its image. Yet somehow a medieval artist was supposedly able to produce it without paint or any other known medium? There is so much that can be said about the Shroud, and if you really want to honestly look at it I suggest the vid mentioned above, plus one by Brian Cray. But think of this. We are being told that a medieval forger somehow painted a picture that is extremely faint, but that with the invention of modern day photography revealed that the image on the Shroud is a negative and that the reverse, positive, image shows extremely amazing details which no medieval forger would’ve even known about. Anyone can take a picture of anything from a piece of linen, or anywhere else, and then look at the negative and see if you get the same types of results as can be seen with the photographic positive and negative images of the Shroud of Turin. When have we ever seen the negative of a photograph producing far, far more exquisite details than the original picture itself? With modern technology we have found that the shroud has x-ray qualities showing dentition and bones. How is a Medieval forger going to be able to include that? No one is worshiping the shroud. But it is mentioned in the book of John. If the Lord left it for us, and I certainly believe that he did, then while it may not be necessary at all for faith - though it has been an instrument leading to faith for some - we all can use extra strengthening of our understanding of Scriptures such as this provides.

[@claireusilton4066]

This should be in all educational settings.

[@Vernon-Chitlen]

Check out the Stanley Milgram experiments at Yale in the 1960's

[@mamag9882]

thank you for this episode. Will watch part 2

[@SK-bw2cv]

Absolutely agree. This is a great topic!

[@newcreationinchrist1423]

Amen ICR 🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️ God bless you

[@akmurf7429]

Bad, wrong, ideas have consequences. This is obvious. Great informative video you probably won't see anywhere else.

[@inthelightofhisglory9614]

Thank you! 👍

[@loricalass4068]

Of course it was horrific what the Nazis did to the Jews. But it seems like it’s always being ignored that Hitler killed far more Christians and other non Jews than Jews. My father was in the ghastly Battle of the Bulge for example. There died over 19,000 people, amid a situation of extreme suffering. And most of those people were not Jews, and not uncommonly were Christians. My father survived, but he came back from the war like a totally different person, and certainly not for the better.

[@TJforChrist]

Happy 4th ICR 🎇

[@Romans1soldier]

Without God there is no goodness

[@jonathanrussell1140]

Good men will do good things. Evil men will do evil things. But to get a good man to do evil things requires religion.

[@newcreationinchrist1423]

​@@jonathanrussell1140 you don't need a "religion" to do evil. Human beings are inherently evil. They just need an excuse for it. Whatever scapegoat they choose, it is still that person committing the evil act. One day Jesus will come back and put an end to all of this mess. We can be sure of that. God bless 🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️

[@Romans1soldier]

@@jonathanrussell1140 what he said

[@jonathanrussell1140]

​@@newcreationinchrist1423​ I prefer to see the good in people. I give them the benefit of the doubt. We are a social animal. We are capable of both good and evil. Our history reveals this. It depends which side we choose to feed. You don't need a religion to do good. After his "resurrection", didn't Jesus say he would be back within the lifetime of some of his disciples? In the immortal words of David Byrne... I'm still waiting... I'm still waiting... Empty words.

[@jonathanrussell1140]

​@@Romans1soldier...was vacuous.

[@pebbles9908]

A good book on this topic is "From Darwin to Hitler" by Richard Weikart. You will read about some of the names mentioned in this podcast...

[@CreationvsEvolution]

Evolution leads people to an empty worldview and darkness. Nothing good can come from taking God out of the picture.

[@elputojoker616]

Arthur S.???

[@jesse_kihara]

Freudian psychoanalytics were grounded on Darwinian thinking

[@wandawiebe1581]

At 6:43 you say "we know it's not true" referring to people inheriting intelligence and character traits. We're you only referencing that intelligence is not inherited from mother and character traits from father, or not inherited at all? How do "we know" this? As an animal breeder it seems pretty obvious that intelligence and at least some character traits can be selected for.

[@benjones5799]

yea, intelligence is very clearly inherited. It is debatable if it is from the mother, as women tend to be largely in the centre of the bell curve of the population, vs men who have a lot more stupid, and a lot more highly intelligent. So they completely lost me on this one too.

[@IAMhassentyou]

Amen 🙏 God bless you ICR Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Isaiah 40:31 But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 10,047 helpful votes Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

[@residuejunkie4321]

*The book by dr Michael Behe titled 'Darwin's Black Box' is one of the 3 most important books anyone can ever read. And the film titled 'Unlocking the Mystery of Life' features Behe along with other top molecular biologists and summarizes the book. Awesome film!*

[@deprogrammershepherd1234]

👍🏻

[@varsenika8651]

Thanks I'll check that out

[@su-mu]

6:02

[@tzgardner]

You can apply this World View to Slavery and Abortion as well.

[@benjones5799]

hmm.. it is very clear that intelligence is largely genetic. Not sure what part of that isn't true? Generally in a non-genetic sense, it is even accurate that your morals come from your father. This is generally because he is the leader in the family, and rarely do people rise above their leader. Also there is a huge variation of IQ in different "races" or more to the point, people groups. Everywhere from 54 average in Nepal, up to 115 average for ashkenazi jews. This is an extreme difference, especially given this is log scale, not a linear difference. That doesn't mean a person from Nepal is of less value to God. I feel like you guys are erring on the other extreme

[@jonathanrussell1140]

Every time Trey talks about the "science which confirms scripture", it makes me laugh that there then follows about an hour or so of people flapping their lips spouting meaningless nonsense. The video should finish straight after he says those words 😂😂😂😂

[@stuartofblyth]

"Humans are equal" (17:59) is both simplistic and demonstrably false.

[@benjones5799]

agreed. They are only equal in value to God. Equality beyond that doesn't exist.