wut was Darwin's religion?

Question

Just wondering, cuz he later on said his theory of evolution was wrong. wuz he forced to by sum1 or did he disprove it?

sry about spelling what as wut all the time guys. it's just shorter, so I do it that way

Answer 1

Darwin was a Christian

It's a cheat for our schools to reject Intelligent Design Theory (just as it is for them to reject evolution) based on it being unscientific only to swallow Darwin's Theory of Evolution as if this is science that is somehow neutral to religion. Darwin's own Origin of Species fires the first shot by Means of Natural Selection. "Hey Darwin, is the origin of the human species from the hand of God?" Darwin claims, "No, it can be explained solely by means of natural selection."

Darwin was a gentle man, uncomfortable with what his theory implied to the religious, but he stood by what he believed the evidence displayed. The modern day talking heads of Darwinism are not so gracious. They claim that Intelligent Design is just "Creationism by another name". Funny, because most of us who believe Intelligent Design Theory has weight have rejected Young-Earth Creationism. Our opponents feel much more comfortable beating a straw man than addressing the actual arguments of Intelligent Design.

Darwin's love of religion was only topped by his love of science and what he calls; "the strongest desire to understand and explain". But it's Darwin himself who addresses the weakness of his own theory in Chapter 6 under the sub-heading, "Absence or rarity of transitional varieties". Intelligent Design Theorists like Micheal Behe drive their proverbial truck through the holes in this chapter that have only gotten wider in 170 years of scientific discovery.

Darwin's entire theory (as well as much of what we 'know') rests on inference. Inference works like this: There are primitive species buried in old strata of rock, and more complex developed species buried in successive shallow chunks of rock...implying that over time, simple species develop into more complex ones.

Intelligent Design is also a science that is primarily built upon arguments of inductive inference; Rules of intertia and chaos prevent things from growing in information and generating order...implying that order comes from an unnatural (or supernatural) source.

Both arguments make statements about God. Both arguments are based on inference. Neither conclusion is proven empirically in the laboratory. Both are theories that enjoy broad support by scientists around the world. Only one theory is forbidden to be discussed in our public schools.

In 1925 the Scopes Monkey Trial documents the Creationist Theory silencing the Materialist theory of Evolution from our public schools. Today, the tables have turned. The Evolutionists have learned from Darwin that the theory that wins will be the one that demonstrates genetic superiority by out-surviving its opponent.

But why not allow strong voices of opposition be presented in the classroom? Lee Stobel says that he's not against evolution being taught in schools. He wants MORE evolution taught in schools... all of it, including the weakness of Darwin's theory presented by Intelligent Design Theory.

The Origin of Species has enjoyed modification through descent and dissent. What doesn't kill it only makes it stronger, and if it can be killed then I suppose it's just being naturally selected out of the debate.

To the Darwinist who claims that religion should be silent about science and that science should be silent on religion: Is science capable of detecting a Supernatural Creator? Darwin said, "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

Answer 2

Darwin believed in God.... until his daughter died.

He didn't belong to any particular Sect of Christianity.

It has never been proved that Darwin recanted his works. That was a Christian Evangelist that tried to get rid of Darwin works by using lies.

Darwin actually did not originate his theories. Though his were the first to be widely published. Others also had the same insight before Darwin was born. So, it wasn't a new idea, just one that upset the Christian Church of his time.

Answer 3

Skate person: What Darwin did was the opposite of what you describe. He gave up RELIGION altogether, and he NEVER gave up evolution. Trust me on this one. I don't even think the silliest of creationist would dare to fabricate such nonsense.

In any case, there are a couple of really good biographies out there. Where do people get this stuff from? Did they close all the libraries in the U.S.?

UPDATE: DK, Darwin was NOT a Christian and Bahe and the handful of creationists left haven't advanced a single shred of scientific evidence for their (yes) religious outlook.

Answer 4

He was probably an atheist. How could he be a Christian and not acknowledged God as Creator? I believe that he tried to use his scientific discoveries to form the theory of evolution so that he could find some other way to explain nature without acknowledging an sovereign being (God). He made science his god. I don't know why he recanted his theory later on (if he even did that, I'm not sure). Maybe he saw what a flimsy theory it really was. My opinion, you know.

Answer 5

Darwin believed that He was the superior race. He believed in evolution, but it had been around for a while already - he just made it more popular. His book's title should give you a good idea what he believed. " The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life."
He kinda gave good excuse for hating other skin colour. After he wrote that book he went into hiding - & someone else did the publicising for him. He eventually married his 1st cousin because he was wanting to have the Superior race - but all his kids ended up dead or retarted, or something wrong w/ them. He only ended up realizing that the book he wrote brought about so much hate & distruction, - said he had no intentions of bringing such things about.

Answer 6

Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution. He was born into a prominent family that supported the Unitarian Church,
and he studied Anglican theology in hopes of becoming a minister.But, he developed his theory and knew it conflicted with his theological studies. Darwin finally came to believe that religious instinct had evolved as society had. Darwin (in my humble opinion) became angry with God because his young daughter, Annie, died. He then believed there was no point in Christianity Even though his faith was gone, he continued to attend church. Darwin was repeatedly asked about his religious beliefs and he said that he did not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation. He insisted he was not, nor had never been, an Atheist. He insisted he was agnostic.

Answer 7

Good question;:

He was a English - Catholic, it is also important to remark that he is also a theologist.

Short biography:

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame by producing considerable evidence that species originated through evolutionary change, at the same time proposing the scientific theory that natural selection is the mechanism by which such change occurs. This theory is now considered a cornerstone of biology.

Darwin developed an interest in natural history while studying first medicine, then theology, at university. Darwin's observations on his five-year voyage on the Beagle brought him eminence as a geologist and fame as a popular author. His biological finds led him to study the transmutation of species and in 1838 he conceived his theory of natural selection. Fully aware that others had been severely punished for such "heretical" ideas, he confided only in his closest friends and continued his research to meet anticipated objections. However, in 1858 the information that Alfred Russel Wallace had developed a similar theory forced early joint publication of the theory.

His 1859 book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (usually abbreviated to The Origin of Species) established evolution by common descent as the dominant scientific explanation of diversification in nature. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, continued his research, and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, including humankind, notably The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

In recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton.

Answer 8

Darwinism

Answer 9

Charles Darwin came from a Nonconformist background. Though several members of his family were Freethinkers, openly lacking conventional religious beliefs, he did not initially doubt the literal truth of the Bible. He attended a Church of England school, then at Cambridge studied Anglican theology to become a clergyman and was fully convinced by William Paley's teleological argument that design in nature proved the existence of God. However, his beliefs began to shift during his time on board HMS Beagle. He questioned what he saw—wondering, for example, at beautiful deep-ocean creatures created where no one could see them, and shuddering at the sight of a wasp paralysing caterpillars as live food for its eggs; he saw the latter as contradicting Paley's vision of beneficent design. While on the Beagle Darwin was quite orthodox and would quote the Bible as an authority on morality, but had come to see the history in the Old Testament as being false and untrustworthy.

Upon his return, he investigated transmutation of species. He knew that his clerical naturalist friends thought this a bestial heresy undermining miraculous justifications for the social order and knew that such revolutionary ideas were especially unwelcome at a time when the Church of England's established position was under attack from radical Dissenters and atheists. While secretly developing his theory of natural selection, Darwin even wrote of religion as a tribal survival strategy, though he still believed that God was the ultimate lawgiver. His belief continued to dwindle over the time, and with the death of his daughter Annie in 1851, Darwin finally lost all faith in Christianity. He continued to give support to the local church and help with parish work, but on Sundays would go for a walk while his family attended church. In later life, when asked about his religious views, he wrote that he had never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God, and that generally "an Agnostic would be the more correct description of my state of mind."[1]

Charles Darwin recounted in his biography of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin how false stories were circulated claiming that Erasmus had called for Jesus on his deathbed. Charles concluded by writing "Such was the state of Christian feeling in this country [in 1802].... We may at least hope that nothing of the kind now prevails." Despite this hope, very similar stories were circulated following Darwin's own death, most prominently the "Lady Hope Story", published in 1915 which claimed he had converted on his sickbed.[2] Such stories have been propagated by some Christian groups, to the extent of becoming urban legends, though the claims were refuted by Darwin's children and have been dismissed as false by historians. His daughter, Henrietta, who was at his deathbed, said that he did not convert to Christianity

Answer 10

it will be useful to have a definition of what the note faith skill. in accordance to three there is an atheist faith a evolution faith and now a Darwin faith that is too humorous what's complication-free about that's those who make such claims do with a view to teach that those are pretend religions? WTF

Answer 11

Charles Darwin never wanted to spur the controversy in which he created. However, because his contemporaries brought such an onslaught to his theory, I believe he was forced to debunk it. Never did he disprove it however.