From Darwin to Hitler - The conclusion II

The author of this book completed his study by the following words:

"It would be foolish to blame Darwinism for the Holocaust, as though Darwinism leads logically to the Holocaust. Many Darwinist drew quite different conclusions from Darwinism for ethics and social thought than did Hitler. Eugenics and scientific racism were prominent in scholarly circles in many European countries and also in the United States, but obviously in none of them did Darwinism lead to the Holocaust. It did lead, however, to the compulsory sterilization of hundreds of thousands in the United States, Sweden, and other countries in the mid-twentieth century. As result of the resurgence of eugenics in the later twentieth century. China passed the Maternal and Infant Health Law, which required premarital health exams and strongly encouraged sterilization for those deemed unfit to reproduce. Darwinism also spawned debate on euthanasia and infanticide, and even though these are still illegal in most countries (except Netherlands), they are practiced more widely than many suspect.

To deny the influence of Darwinism on Hitler would also be foolish, especially since almost all scholars of Nazism acknowledge it. The importance of social Darwinist discourse not only for Hitler, but also for those cooperating with Hitler's genocidal program. Without Darwinism, especially social Darwinist and eugenics permutations, neither Hitler nor his Nazi followers would have had the necessary scientific underpinnings to convince themselves and their collaborators that one of the world's greatest atrocities was really morally praiseworthy. Darwinism succeeded in turning morality on its head."

Men often are salves of their own thinking, be aware of what of kind thing you possess, for the truth shall set you free, but the false, will bring damage to yourself, bot also to people around you.

Isn't it a great warnings for Sociologists and Sociology students?