Complex sentence: Ferri observed that Darwinism dealt a damaging blow to religion and the origins of the universe according to the church and socialism rose in comparison, thus Ferri argued that socialism was an extension of Darwinism, and that socialism was a step in evolution.
Split into simpler sentences: Ferri observed that Darwinism dealt a damaging blow to religion and the origins of the universe according to the church and socialism rose in comparison. Thus Ferri argued that socialism was an extension of Darwinism and that socialism was a step in evolution.