2007-02-05 18:04:54 · 16 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What does agnostic mean?
2007-02-05 18:10:36 · update #1
Darwin believed in a creator. Darwin believed that the first living thing was created by a creator and that all species evolved from that common ancestor. In that sense Darwin was a creationist.
2007-02-05 18:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Darwin was actually studying to become a priest before he went on his famous voyage and began writing his book. When his daughter died, he stopped attending church and began to claim that the Bible was false. He denied, however, ever being an atheist.
2007-02-05 18:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by Hate Boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He studied for the clergy prior to his famous voyage and became agnostic later in life.
ADDENDUM:
Any stories of his recanting regarding his theory or re-embracing Christianity are fabrications.
By his own definition, he was agnostic, by virtue of not having discounted the the existence of God. He favored an intelligent "first cause" as source of the universe, but did not see any sign of God acting, favoring naturalistic explanations.
2007-02-05 18:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-03 19:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by klosterman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he was a Pentecostal Christian. He donated his net worth to propagate Christianity throughout the world. Pat Robertson uses Darwin for inspiration.
2007-02-05 18:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to his own statements, no. But he apparently wasn't particularly devout, and did question some of the claims made in the dogma of established churches. In other words, he was pretty typical of his time.
2007-02-05 18:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he was more agnostic. He wasn't quite sure if there was a god or not, but he was willing to believe there was.
2007-02-05 18:09:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, no. He simply disbelieved the bible and the creation story. It is not really clear how he defined himself religiously, but many argue that some form of agnosticism or deism applied to him.
2007-02-05 18:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by Alucard 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No; but he predicted some theists would take issue with his ideas.
2007-02-05 18:15:12 · answer #9 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he believed in God, but not in a fundamental way
2007-02-05 18:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋