How does a Darwinist explain phenomena such as Paris Hilton or Big Brother?
It’s very simple. Evolution doesn’t mean progress, and the struggle for survival, which you witness in Big Brother, is not the highest of aspirations. But in general, I am not a fan of applying Darwin’s theory to everything. If you wanted to, I’m sure you could explain everything through Darwin. Some people have used Darwin’s theories to justify the most inhuman of acts. Do you think Nazi Germany and its belief in a master race stemmed from Darwin? Social Darwinism certainly has the potential to be abused by evil forces. But I don’t think Hitler and his followers were motivated by Darwin. They selected parts of his teachings in order to enhance their own image. Darwin bred pigeons, Hitler bred humans. Is there a difference? Yes, Darwin realised during his pigeon breeding that natural selection works best without human interference. Hitler must have missed that proviso when he read Darwin’s work. Which other books have influenced the world as much as Darwin’s’? You would have to say the
