"With me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man’s mind, which has always been developed from the mind of lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey’s mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?"
he created the concept of social darwinism which was influential in the way the imperialistic nations of the 19th century treated their colonies and also how bigger powers viewed their enemies, which is one of the things that attributed to the escalation of ww1 along with many other things.
however the social darwinists took what darwin said out of context and decided the darwins suggestion of interspecies competition wasn't enough so they had to call it "the struggle for survival" which opened up the concept of eugenics, which as a result created the idea of the aryan super race and pushed along the systematic killing of the 'inferiors'
also are you that insecure about your beliefs(what ever they might be) that one little quote can stir up this much hate, and the constant need to put down other peoples beliefs...
Christ dude, either bring it up and turn this into another creationism vs science thread or end this. Stop fucking dancing around it like a chicken with constipation.