G.K. Chesterton and the Tyranny of Science
When science is divorced from its Creator, as it is with evolution, it is open to all kinds of error and pseudo-science. One such error has been the so-called “scientific justification” for racism and eugenics. Literary genius and lay theologian G.K. Chesterton wrote about the degrading effects of this kind of science: “The thing that really is trying to tyrannize is Science…That creed is the great but disputed system of thought which began with Evolution and has ended with Eugenics.”
Chesterton predicted tyranny from this kind of “science”, forecasting what later unfolded with the Nazis in Germany. Eugenics, including the ranking of people based on skull shapes and sizes, is now almost universally recognized as a pseudo-science … though Communist China, in its combination Marxist-racial- nationalist ideology and persecution of minorities, revived it for its abortion policies and racial-cleansing efforts.
Divorcing science from the God of the Bible through evolution promotes tyranny. It encourages the deconstruction of divine principles such as mankind made in the image of God, the sanctity of life, private property, and liberty. This is because social principles can be deconstructed or debunked through false philosophy if they do not carry the authority of our Maker.
- Mark Cadwallader, Creation Moments Board Chairman
Photo: G.K. Chesterson. (PD) 222
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