Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave Episode 2

The Man Who Tried to Explain Life Without the Creator

When David Breese chose Charles Darwin as one of the seven men who “rule the world from the grave,” he wasn’t attacking science. He was exposing a worldview shift. Darwin’s influence reaches far beyond biology. His ideas reshaped how modern man thinks about origins, meaning, morality, and God Himself.

Darwin didn’t just propose a theory about life — he offered a way to explain life without a Creator.

And that distinction matters.

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Who Darwin Was

Charles Darwin was a 19th-century naturalist whose observations during his voyage on the Beagle eventually led him to propose the theory of evolution by natural selection. His work challenged the prevailing belief that life was the result of direct divine creation.

Darwin himself wrestled deeply with the implications of his ideas. Over time, his doubts about God grew, not because of scientific discovery alone, but because the God of Scripture no longer seemed necessary within the system he was building.

That is a critical point.

A Historical Note: Some have cited Darwin as an influence on figures like Hitler, but it’s important to separate observation from application. Darwin was studying natural processes in plants, animals, and people— he was not advocating social or political policies. Later interpreters misused phrases like “survival of the fittest” to justify ideas that Darwin himself never endorsed. This is a clear example of how ideas can be taken far beyond the author’s intent, exactly the kind of pattern David Breese highlighted in his book.

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The Central Idea: Naturalism

Darwin’s lasting contribution was not merely evolution — it was naturalism.

Naturalism says:

• nature explains itself

• life arose without design

• purpose is an illusion

• mind is the product of matter

Once this idea is accepted, God becomes unnecessary — not denied outright at first, but quietly dismissed.

Breese understood this clearly. Darwin didn’t argue against God directly. He simply made Him redundant.

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How This Idea Spread

Darwin’s theory moved quickly from science into every corner of culture:

• Education — origins taught without God

• Philosophy — man reduced to a biological accident

• Morality — right and wrong reframed as survival advantage

• Psychology & sociology — behavior explained without accountability

Once man is no longer created in the image of God, everything downstream changes.

Breese warned that when origins are corrupted, values soon follow.

History has proven him right.

What Scripture Says

The Bible does not argue for God’s existence — it assumes it.

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
(Genesis 1:1)

Creation is not random. It is intentional.

Scripture also warns about the consequences of suppressing this truth:

“Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.”
(Romans 1:19)

Paul does not describe ignorance — he describes suppression.

Darwinism, when embraced as a worldview, provides a framework for that suppression.

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Why This Matters Today

We are living in a world shaped by Darwin’s descendants, not Darwin himself.

When people are told they are accidents:

• meaning erodes

• responsibility fades

• hope diminishes

Breese saw that Darwin’s influence would not stop with science textbooks. It would reshape how man views himself — and therefore how his worldview.

A society that believes it has no Creator will soon behave as though it has no Judge.

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A Final Thought

Darwin promised liberation from superstition.
What followed was confusion about purpose.

The Bible, on the other hand, begins with clarity:

• we were made

• we were intended

• we are accountable

That contrast still stands.

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Coming Up Next: Episode 3 — Karl Marx

In the next episode, we move from biology to politics — from natural selection to class struggle — and examine how Karl Marx took Darwin’s materialism and applied it to society itself.

Stay with me.

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