Book Review

The Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship
Phillip D. Collins and Paul D. Collins, www.iUniverse.com, 2004.

Review by Joan d'Arc

If anyone has thought through to its utmost end the ramifications of Darwinism on society it is the Collins brothers, Phillip and Paul, in their new book, The Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship. In just a year, these heretofore unheard-of Ohio siblings have tipped the conspiracy genre on its ear. Paul is the author of The Hidden Face of Terrorism, while Phillip has authored several articles on Darwinism in Paranoia, Nexus, and BIPED (www.biped.info).

In their now trademark erudite writing style, the Collins brothers put forth the claim that Darwinism is entrenched in Freemasonic doctrine and Fabian socialism. They explain that Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin, was the founder of the Lunar Society, a group active from about 1764 to 1800 and which continued later as The Royal Society. The Lunar Society, made up of well-known manufacturers and chemists referred to as "merchants of light," apparently met at the full moon and practiced lord knows what. The brothers don't get into that, but, they write, "The founding members of The Royal Society were all Freemasons. Thus, whatever 'science' these men would design would be derivative of Masonic doctrine."

The brothers logically illustrate how this elite conspiracy managed to get God out of the picture for the rest of us. They state: "Freemasonry would introduce its occult doctrine of 'becoming' - the belief in man's gradual evolution towards apotheosis." "Perfection," they write, "is an attribute to which only God could initially lay claim." They continue, "the golem of nature is incrementally sculpting an emergent deity." This is a most interesting way to say that the doctrine of scientific naturalism attributes nature with the foresight and creative skill of a mini-god. This is essentially true, although it's stated in Christian fundamentalist terms. Being used to this terminology, I can assess the wallpaper without balking at the draperies, and I recommend non-Christian readers do the same.

One of the most obviously true statements the authors make is that "Evolution is a metaphysical doctrine decked out in scientific garb." It is equally true that "man is consciously engineering his own evolution toward apotheosis." But then they go on to refer to Darwinism as a "Gnostic myth" because it denies the transcendent origin of being. Gnosticism is then equated with… Luciferianism.

The brothers move on to subjects such as radical environmentalism, eugenics and population control. Quoting from sources like Michael Hoffman III, the late Jim Keith and Aldous Huxley, the brothers reveal that Planned Parenthood's Margaret Sanger advocated "Birth Control: to create a race of thoroughbreds" and advocated eugenic sterilization of undesirables. If Sanger had had her way, they tell us, only 13.5% of the population would be permitted to procreate and the rest "would be segregated for orderly disposal." In Darwinian fashion, Sanger would have showed little mercy toward the weak, feeble minded or poor, and her holocaust, they say, would have dwarfed Hitler's Final Solution.

The brothers Collins then move on to the subject of technology and the "unification of mass consciousness" via television and pharmaceutical drugs (pax narcotica), culminating in the following chilling statement: "Because the human brain does not engage active critical analysis during viewing, the TV can redefine the percipient's notions of reality. Through visceral imagery, the media creates a surrogate reality where what is presented on the screen is typically disproportionate with genuine reality. What TV presents as reality for one becomes reality for all. Herein is a somewhat effective means by which the ruling class has already unified mass consciousness."

In the section entitled Perpetual War for Perpetual Evolution, the brothers delve into the matter of perpetual warfare, as delineated in another tract from which they quote extensively: Report from Iron Mountain. They write: "War is integral to the elite's evolutionary script for mankind and, thus, the 'scientific dictatorship' has made the promulgation of perpetual conflict one of their highest priorities. Through the continuous instigation of war, the Technocracy hopes to see the fulfillment of their morally and scientifically bankrupt occult doctrine of Darwinism… This is why the 20th century has not seen peace and the 21st century is seeing the beginning of endless war."

Subtly and gradually, they conclude, the elite paradigms trickle down to the citizenry below and are subsumed on an unconscious level. The "actual end" of the evolutionary process, as the elites thoughts become our thoughts, is that "man's consciousness will be unified with the minds of the technocratic elite and by extension the 'Omnicient' (i.e. Lucifer)." If I have one problem with this book, it is that Gnostic and Humanist concepts are explained as Luciferian.

At 216 pages covering these topics and many more, and an extensive bibliography, this is a very important book for any student of conspiracy theory. You can go to iUniverse.com and enter this book title and read the first chapter for free. While there is some major disagreement between my own personal views and those of the authors, I recommend this book to anyone looking to get a handle on the full ramifications of Darwinism on society, humanity and technocracy.

Read more writings by the Collins brothers at www.biped.info and www.paranoiamagazine.com.