2007-11-24 03:40:22 · 11 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was Agnostic in the sense that he did not believe in a personal God interested in our day-to-day affairs. His use of the word was in full accord with the definition as coined by Huxley, his friend and colleague.
2007-11-24 05:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does it really matter? Darwin is only one scientist out of tens of thousands that have since validated the theory of evolution. Most of the study of evolutionary theory today involves techniques and processes that Darwin didn't even know about. The myth that evolution rests solely on what Darwin thought is ridiculous and just shows how little most people understand science. Darwin could have been a baptist minister and it wouldn't have an ounce of affect on the study of evolutionary science today. So, there is no such thing as Darwinism in science, it's just another religious cult attempt to attack the messenger while totally ignoring the point and the science behind the message.
2007-11-24 11:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by ibushido 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
With the death of his daughter Annie, Darwin lost all faith in a beneficent God and saw Christianity as futile. 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. However, at the time of writing On the Origin of Species he remained a theist, convinced of the existence of God as a First Cause.[1]
In his later life, Darwin was frequently asked about his religious views. He went as far as saying that "Science has nothing to do with Christ, except insofar as the habit of scientific research makes a man cautious in admitting evidence. For myself, I do not believe that there ever has been any revelation. As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities." However, he was always insistent that he was agnostic and had "never been an atheist".[2]"
2007-11-24 11:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That apocryphal story of Darwin renouncing evolution and accepting Jesus on his deathbed was just a BIG FAT LIE by the intellectually dishonest liar Elizabeth Hope.
2007-11-24 11:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by crypto_the_unknown 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
at the time of his death charles darwin was an atheist.
he lost his faith progressively after the death of his daughter, and mainly in the light of archaeological discoveries which seemed incompatible with bible stories.
his own theory had little or nothing to do with his atheism.
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megan_d's suggestion that there was a deathbed recantation is a well-known protestant lie which was exploded within a few years of its first publication.
2007-11-24 11:43:24 · answer #5 · answered by synopsis 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Megan D- Darwin did not repudiate his theory on his deathbed, that's the "Lady Hope" falsehood.
2007-11-24 11:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was an agnostic
2007-11-24 11:43:24 · answer #7 · answered by ruriksson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why is everybody talking at me?
so agnostic would be my bet
2007-11-24 11:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he really had a religion, of course most of his life he believed in evolution, but on his death bed he noted that all of his writings were incorrect. So to answer your question, he might have been an atheist, hopefully he accepted Christ into his life before he passed though!
2007-11-24 11:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by Megan 6 · 2⤊ 7⤋
probably scientology like alot of those science freaks.
2007-11-24 11:42:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 11⤋