2006-08-20 14:31:41 · 29 answers · asked by Faith walker 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Darwin's last words, spoken to his wife Emma, were in actuality, "I am not in the least afraid to die."
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2006-08-20 15:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by Babs 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just to dispell the popular lie (and sorry if you hoped to restate it - and I guess that Mr. Swaggart may have told a lie by retelling one):
"In 1985, the televangelist Jimmy Swaggart told his enthralled listeners that Charles Darwin had had a change of heart on his deathbed, renounced his theory of evolution, and asked for a Bible so that he could learn to love Jesus Christ. This bogus story was first circulated in 1882 by the wife of Sir James Hope (the Admiral of the Fleet), who claimed to have been with Darwin at the end when he lamented: "How I wish I had not expressed my theory of evolution as I have done!"
Darwin's daughter quickly debunked the story: "Lady Hope was not present during his last illness, or any illness," she reported. "I believe he never even saw her, but in any case she had no influence over him in any department of thought or belief. He never recanted any of his scientific views, either then or earlier... The whole story has no foundation whatever."
Indeed, Darwin died peacefully in bed after speaking with his son. His last words? "I am not the least afraid to die."
2006-08-20 14:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not well known is that Darwin struggled for many years before publishing "The Origin of Species". He knew what it would mean to Christianity. Charles Darwin was a very religious man and only published after he was convinced that G-D had revealed a truth to him and it was his obligation to pass that knowledge on to future generations.
2006-08-20 14:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While Darwin was somewhat despondent during his final year, one of his last utterances was "I am not the least afraid to die."
2006-08-20 14:57:05 · answer #4 · answered by star63_19 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darwin's last words, spoken to his wife Emma, were in actuality, "I am not in the least afraid to die."
2006-08-20 14:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Darwin died long before he left his flesh. He removed himself from the truth, and made his own truth sorta like Lucifer did. From there it is very hard to return. Not impossible but difficult. The condition of this World is due to lying, and Satan its the author of death, lying and stealing. Darwin was a victim of that disception
2006-08-20 14:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by happylife22842 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He didn't recant his research, if that was the answer you were looking for. I imagine it was some comment to his wife or children, not important in the least.
2006-08-20 14:38:07 · answer #7 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know what he said but:
"His daughter, Henrietta, who was at his deathbed, said that he did not convert to Christianity."
2006-08-20 14:39:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lexi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Screw god, I was right!
No, seriously:
Darwin's last words, spoken to his wife Emma, were in actuality, "I am not in the least afraid to die."
2006-08-20 14:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many Christians like to spread the lie that he denounced evolution.
2006-08-20 14:37:43 · answer #10 · answered by Bad Buddhist 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋