15 Great Thinkers Whose Ideas Were Twisted Beyond Recognition
15 Great Thinkers Whose Ideas Were Twisted Beyond Recognition
2. Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was misappropriated into ‘Social Darwinism,’ a pseudo-scientific rationale for racism and eugenics. This ideology misapplied Darwin’s ideas to human societies, promoting the belief that certain groups...