Slouching Toward Columbine: Darwin's Tree of Death

Beliefnet ^ | April 20, 2009 | David Klinghoffer

[GodGunsGuts]

Slouching Toward Columbine: Darwin's Tree of Death

April 20, 2009

David Klinghoffer

I've long been fascinated by the image of the Tree of Death, parallel to the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden and cryptically referred to in mystical texts explaining the Hebrew Bible:

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the Tree of Life also in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:9).

Come and behold: as soon as night falls, the Tree of Death rules in the world and the Tree of Life disappears high above. Then the Tree of Death is the sole ruler in the universe, and all inhabitants of the world taste of death (Zohar III:119a).

The image, and today's gruesome Columbine anniversary, provide an occasion to reflect on Darwinian evolution's social consequences, from school shootings to Nazi racism and more.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution with its Tree of Life is applauded by most sophisticated Americans and Europeans as a scientific idea pure and simple, without the aura of dread and terror that, properly, should surround it in our minds.

Why should we so regard it? Not necessarily because of any judgment about whether the idea is right or wrong as science, but rather because of the uncanny way evolution has had of supplying the rationale and creating the backdrop for the most twisted, monstrous social movements that have sprung up in Western culture in the past century and half.

On April 20, 1999, two boys at Columbine High School in Colorado massacred 12 fellow students and a teacher, wounding 23 as well before shooting themselves...

[GodGunsGuts]

Actually, the argument boils down to “not only is Darwood’s materialist creation myth sham science, it is also evil.”

[Elvina]

my conclusion is that it must really stink being a liberal

You said it! They have been statistically proven to be much more miserable than conservatives.

[tacticalogic]

The tactics of invoking Columbine don’t appear to have changed any.

[Cedric]

Well.....?

[Nipplemancer]

those two boys were extremely troubled, what they did was horrible, and it in no way should be linked to darwinism, video games, marilyn manson, bullying, high school cliques, or any of the other inane theories surrounding their actions. what it boils down to is that their parents sucked at their jobs and did not realize the extent of their children’s problems. perhaps with an active parent in either one of those households this tragedy never would have happened.
gun control, record label warnings, video game warnings, self-esteem classes and anti-bullying seminars will do nothing to prevent tragedies like this from occurring. the only prevention is good parenting which we obviously cannot guarantee.

[Boxen]

Rhetorical nonsense. Whether or not you believe a theory to be "evil" has nothing to do with how that theory adheres to evidence. Your argument is an appeal to emotion. That is:

"a fallacy which uses the manipulation of the recipient's emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument."

[Landru]

Interesting, to say the least.
Thanks, my man. ;^)

"Got Stress?"

Yup, plenty.
Need any? {g}

[MrB]

This may be the major reason:
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Jesus promises us peace in our hearts.

[tacticalogic]

First firearms, now philosophy.

[GodGunsGuts]

Sorry Box, the so-called Darwinian “theory” of evolution is so full of holes, even the Evos are abandoning the HMS Beagle in search of a new God-denying evolutionary ship. The new evolutionary “synthesis” (as the Evos like to put it) will undoubtedly be just as scientifically unsound, and just as evil, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Temple of Darwinistic Materialism is on its way out, even amongst the Evo-faithful.

[LomanBill]

Tree of Death?

Tree of Life?

 

Tree of Life Insurance?

 

Dum Tacet Clamat

 

"God wants insurance, god wants to cover himself"

--Roger Waters, "What god wants"; on "Amused to Death"

 

 

WoW! But what about Schmidt?

 

Mooo.

 

[Cedric]

perhaps with an active parent in either one of those households this tragedy never would have happened

Perhaps without Darwinian indoctrination this tragedy never would have happened!

[LomanBill]

And from another angle, in tribute to Stanley K.

 

Twinkle Twinkle Morning Star

 

 

Here comes the Sun.

 

[Neoliberalnot]

Not aware of their mcveigh connection. Both were accused of homosexual behavior by several classmates.

[LomanBill]

>>Darwinian indoctrination

“Luciferian” would probably be more accurate than “Darwinian”.

[Borges]

And Mcveigh in 1995 was inspired by the raid on Waco in 1993. Sad how these historical tragedies connect.

[Boxen]

You don't even try to refute my claims, do you? You just jam your fingers into your ears and spout nonsense about ships sinking and the HMS Who-Gives-a-Crap.

I'll make it simple for you. How does your belief in whether or not the theory of evolution is "evil" affect its adherence to evidence?

[Cedric]

Mcveigh’s heinous act was one of revenge.

[Badeye]

Never forget, this was NOT a ‘school shooting’.

It was a Domestic Terror attack, folks. Two years in the planning, 56 pipebombs, 4 propane bombs.

[LomanBill]

“Motivations
[snip]
In journal entries, the pair often wrote about events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, Waco, and other similar events, including blurbs and notes on how they wished to “outdo” these events, focusing especially on what Timothy McVeigh did in Oklahoma City.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold

If you google-dig, you should be able to locate the original journal entries.

I read them... several years ago now.

Another McVeigh connection is via Michigan. The paramilitary twits ultimately did more damage to the 2nd than good; as Orwell would probably have predicted.

Observe the impotent proliferation of automatic weapons in Iraq.

And still... useful idiots boast about “filing down pins”.

Ehem.