Torch, Fall/Winter 2009

20 TORCH | Fall–Winter 2009 I t would have been enough for evolution to remain in the hard sciences, but that didn’t happen. While classical fields such as history, literature, and philosophy advanced into the 20 th century by “purging” themselves of their theistic roots, later disciplines like sociology and anthropology were founded on the assumption that humans evolved from animals over millions of years. And so, over the last century and a half, Darwin’s persuasion has touched our country, our communities, our homes, and our families on several fronts. The Family According to Genesis, God first established marriage through the creation of Adam and Eve, who then produced children. The evolutionary worldview reverses this order, positing that after millions of years of siring offspring, something akin to marriage develops. If marriage is indeed an afterthought, then there’s nothing special about it. Why preserve the union of one man with one woman? Why not experiment with other arrangements such as multiple partners, serial marriages, same-sex relationships, incest, or even bestiality? The point is not how absurd or offensive these Exposing Evolution’s Influence by Dr. Robert Parr Freud admired him. Hitler used his science as the basis for the Holocaust. And we still talk about him today. Clearly, Charles Darwin has influenced more than just the scientific community. GEOFFERY HOLMAN / ISTOCKPHOTO