A 'Born Again' woman told me Darwin, Charles had renounced his teachings, shortly before his death and took th

Question

took the side of Christianity. Any evidence to prove this exist ? i think she mentioned the British Natural history musem, and his journals, Is she true or wrong , or what ?

The theory of survival of the fittest and strongest is acceptable, but how can any one reject the biblical account of mankind's creation. Jesus mentioned Noah and Abraham, so he was familiar with the holy writings of mankind's history.
Darwin rejection of the creation account and its subsequent and speedy induction into the mainstream thoguht and education system was a ruse to alienate people from god, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

Answer 1

Totally untrue. The Lady Hope story is complete bunk. No one seriously uses that as an argument anymore unless they're utterly ignorant of the facts.

Oh, and by the way, WHO CARES if he did? Does that mean he was wrong just because he said "oh gosh, I take it all back"? NO. No, that's not what it means.

Answer 2

The question pre-supposes that Darwin was at some time anti-Christianity; this is simply not the case. He had studied to become a parson, his wife was a very devout Christian, and he was very much saddened by the fact that people saw his theories as being at odds with the church. I think that in light of his theories, his religious belief was closer to the modern idea of 'intelligent design', that the evolution, The World, the Universe, worked and progressed as it did because God had designed it that way.
A quote from his 'origin of species'
I see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock the religious feelings of any one. A celebrated author and divine has written to me that he has gradually learnt to see that it is just as noble a conception of the Deity to believe that He created a few original forms capable of self-development into other and needful forms, as to believe that He required a fresh act of creation to supply the voids caused by the action of....

As for renouncing his theories, his journals and writings, as well as those of his wife, are all readily available, and there is no evidence at all that this is the case. You may check for yourself:
http://darwin-online.org.uk/

Answer 3

lol she is wrong. Charlse Darwin was always a Christian. He actually developed the theory of Evolution trying to prove Christianity as truth.... people just took it the wrong way... big time. Evolution does not disprove Christianity or Creationism. We can not limit God to time. Seven days does not mean seven 24 hour days. It says in the Bible that to God a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day. God created time. not the other way around.

Answer 4

There is no British Natural History Museum nor did Darwin renounce his Decent of Species book ever

Bob

Answer 5

She's wrong.

Christianity has no problem with Darwin. Darwin was a Christian. The vast majority of the world's Christians are quite happy to go along with Darwin's explanation of the origin of the species - until something else comes along.

If minority American sects want to believe that the Earth is flat and that the moon is made of green cheese, that's their problem, but Darwin and the rest of Christianity won't agree with them.

Answer 6

That is unproven. There is no written account from Darwin himself retracting his research. There was a minister present at Darwin's death and supposedly he heard Darwin claim to retract his information, but he was the only one who heard it. So It's possible but unlikely. There was a lot going on at the end of Darwin's death. It's a long story but there's a good book that explains it - It's called "Getting a grip on evolution" It is very neutral, providing all the facts and possibilities. If you are truly interested, I suggest checking it out.

Answer 7

What all the Nonsense and gossip?? Where in time or in writing did he confirm his theory which he supposedly developed. In hi book 'Origin of Species' more than 500 times he repeats the phrase 'may have been' which tells he is not confirmed yet.

Well talking about he getting converted to christianity..not sure..But he admits that all his theories he developed was just to saistfy his career and prove the inexistence of GOD.

Answer 8

Who cares?

Depreciating evolution because the fellow who was the first to have a theory of natural selection widely accepted is, quite simply, an ad hominem attack.

That the fundies are resorting to that sort of tactic demonstrates how desperate they are to cut down Darwin.

Answer 9

Blue Angel is correct - Darwin was always a Christian and did not see his theory of natural selection as disproving the existence of God.

Answer 10

even if it is right it would be meaningless, a lot of peopel say crazy things when are on their deathbeds. However it is not true.

Oh and darwin never could not have renounced atheism because he never was an atheist. But that doesnt matter at all. He could have believed in African voodoo as far as the science is cocnerned it woudl not impact any of his findings.

Answer 11

It's untrue. A woman known as "Lady Hope" (an evanglical Christian) claimed that Darwin recanted to her on his deathbed.
"The lies were exposed for what they were, first by his daughter Henrietta after they had been revived in 1922. "I was present at his deathbed," she wrote in the Christian for February 23, 1922. "Lady Hope was not present during his last illness, or any illness. 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. We think the story of his conversion was fabricated in the U.S.A. . . . The whole story has no foundation whatever."