Darwin's doubts revealed in his letters to friends - Independent Online Edition > This BritainDarwin himself had a trying relationship with God. Though he was a firm believer in his early years, his theories forced him to question his faith and any commitment to Christianity that remained was extinguished with the death of his daughter in 1851. In one letter to another correspondent, Charles Lyell, he made his position clear: "Many persons seem to make themselves quite easy about immortality & the existence of a personal God by intuition; & I suppose that I must differ from such persons, for I do not feel any innate conviction on any such points.""
Monday, April 09, 2007
First, suppose Darwin did believe in God as a divine creator. Now suppose he didn't. See, the evidence for evolution remains unchanged no matter what Darwin believed. So why are some so obsessed with Darwin's religious views? There is valid historical interest, of course, and recently released correspondence shows how Darwin expressed his own religious doubts.
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