Did you know charlse darwin was not an athiest.?

Question

so why do athiest claim he was. And bear his name as a flag for athiesm. I not against all athiest or anything. actually recently i read up alot about him. He had a terrible life. but still believed in god and was still reverant. Despite his tragic loss of his daughter he still sounded like a more strong willed person than most people today. He also wrote his disstance and displeasure with modern day athiests at the time about using his theory as a hostility towards religion. also he decribed himself as a freethinker and how people need to set thier original beliefs aside and take things as they go and act on them .whether you believe in god or not, one thing i see on these boards is that most peoploe follow bnlind information and would rather ***** than be factual and chilled. Like that guy who protested star wars cuz he said it was hethanistic cuz it had the force in it (cmon the guy wanted it to be hethanistic, he did not entirley believed it to be true). btw Iam christian

Answer 1

yes, quite aware. obviously one of the biggest misconceptions coming from christians about evolution is the belief that the biology behind biodiversity (evolution) has anything to do with religion.

biologists and other scientists who research evolution are not seeking to answer god hypotheses, nor are they conducting experiments on faith or the supernatural. maybe psychologists experiment in these topics, or theologians, or philosophers, but scientists observe, hypothesize, experiment and test, record their findings, and repeat. And for a hypothesis to not be supported by the original prediction is just as significant in the name of science as if it were supported. scientists generally do not bicker or kill each other over scientific disagreements. that is because observation, testing, and results aren't ambiguous or spiteful.

darwin wasn't the first individual to research the idea of evolution. people like lamarck dared to open eyes to the world as early as the first part of the 1700s.

still, the concept to darwin provided challenges to darwin's religious beliefs, as he had seen with his own eyes the evidence that hinted to the possibility of a different mechanism of biodiversity (instead of creation). he is respected in part for the fact that he made advances in our understanding of natural selection and speciation, in a time where others feared to think for them selves. he believed in god, though 'god' became less defined as he learned more. it was the beginning of the innovative thinking of the well-read theologian and scientist, when finally the universe's truth can be revealed in more ways than one, and the bible may be looked at as a descriptive and in depth guide to life instead of funda(mentally), and at the same time the discoveries of nature provide even more understanding of what our purposes may or may not be during our time on earth.

i think one of the most important things to do in life no matter what is to stop for a moment and question your habits, question your beliefs, your traditions, even if only to make them stronger. but to not challenge oneself and rather give in to the societal demands to keep quiet, give up all your rights to authority figures and fancy salespastors, and turn a blind eye to expanding your knowledge, as if we are all puppets on strings, is sad and feeble.

without challenge, we as a human race would remain stagnant. and i really hope that isn't what is happening. people rarely desire to explore anymore, because it's just too easy to be spoonfed what you are already comfortable with. that does not cultivate awareness.

i also really hope christians can learn how to be open to understanding the actual facts about evolution, and not just the false propaganda that religious groups seem to need in order to function in our society. i am not religious but i love to study the cultures, histories, and philosophies of religion. scientists do not get their knowledge of science from the teachings of a church, because the priorities of a church and of fieldwork or labwork are very different. i don't think christians should settle for getting their education on evolution from their churches, as it is scientific researchers who actually deal with and understand the nature of biology.
it's easiest to learn a new language when you let down your guard and immerse yourself in the culture in order to naturally learn. you wouldn't hire a piano tuner as a personal trainer, that just doesn't make sense when there are more qualified individuals to do certain jobs. when i was questioning faith i attended all types of places of worship, and even went to spain, england, and austria to study further and it opened my eyes up to how little of the outside world we are exposed to as children in america.
i've come to see that when someone believes that evolution and religious faith are involved in an eternal spitting contest where no one will ever "win" (because they really aren't fighting each other!), they just doesn't have the facts or the heart to look past their own arrogance.

when a qualified professor teaches "evolution", he or she is not trying to bring you to the dark side. evolution is not spirituality nor is it a belief. it is a collection of observed data that functions to explain life on earth. if you were to allow yourself to open up to learning the actual facts and mechanisms of the theory itself, it may even lead you to a stronger and more pure love for god. but if you continue to demonize a reliable and natural scientific theory that is completely separate from religion (which is why you shouldn't feel so threatened by it), you will just be led astray from what really matters in life. but i guess that is up to you.

Answer 2

Uhh. We don't need a flag for logical fact. We do not think like you do. Evolution does not deny the existance of a God, just the God(s) of organized religions.

There were 9 scientists working on evolution at the same time as Darwin, one actually got co-credit for Evolution.

Answer 3

Wikipedia: In his later life, Darwin was frequently asked about his religious views. He went as far as saying that he did "not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation", but was always insistent that he was agnostic and had "never been an atheist".

Answer 4

I don't "bear his name" for anything other then what his study was and findings were... I really don't care what his beliefs were. Atheists don't necessarily all go with evolution and believers don't necessarily not believe it... Get a life.

Any why is it important to state what religion you are.

Answer 5

He was trained in the ministry, but actually, he lost his faith. The deathbed revocation of his studies is a myth.

Secondly, even if he had recanted evolution, it wouldn't make any difference. 150+ years of scientific study by hundreds of thousand of scientists confirm it.

BTW, it's obvious that you are a christian. You're getting your information about science from religious sources, not scientific ones. Dumb move.

Answer 6

You're right and wrong. He was not an atheist, but he did not necessarily believe in God: he identified himself as an agnostic for the rest of his life.

Answer 7

Most people have great miss understandings of what Charles Darwin taught and what evolution entails.

Answer 8

He was a christian, so what? I wasn't aware he was the patron saint of atheists, as a matter of fact atheists have no patron saint. Personally, I would elect Nietize to the post.

Answer 9

Actually he was an Agnostic. He was raised Anglican, and spent some time in seminary. He left to study nature.

Answer 10

Did you know charlse darwin was not an athiest.?

Yes I did.