At the end of his life, Darwin admitted that his own theory was probably untrue. The one who made it up in the first place knew he had been lying his whole life.
2007-12-08 08:01:13 · 16 answers · asked by Keith C 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
At death, we all will question our achievements. Darwin's theory of Evolution was correct, not perfect. Anthropology proves an evolution process. Creationist theory is also a reality, Someone created matter out of no-thing and it evolved.
2007-12-08 08:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by hmmmm 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey, Keith C, did you know that you just contradicted yourself in your own question?
Admitting that your own theory is probably untrue is not the same as lying your whole life.
My question to you is, do you not realise that, although Darwin started it, evolution theory is not dependant on Darwin's approval? There are literally piles of evidence to support it, it's not all just what Darwin discovered. He didn't even know about genes or anything like that, do you suppose that he had access to knowledge beyond his time?
One last thing though, Darwin did not claim that it was untrue whatsoever. The propagator of this lie, Lady Hope, didn't even visit Darwin on his sickbed as she claimed to have.
2007-12-10 04:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is not true. That is another lie spread about by the less well informed of creationists. The better informed of these frauds and fools know not to use it. Lady Hope did not say that and there is no evidence of it in family records or elsewhere.
The underlying assumption here is that evolution and the theory of evolution are the same thing. This is not true, and again the better informed of the frauds and fools who promote creationism know it. Darwin developed his famous theory in order to explain a fact which had been observed since the middle 1700's if not before.
2007-12-09 01:09:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Darwin thought he were wrong, it does not necessarily make him wrong. Likewise, thinking you are right does not make you right. It is human to doubt as death approaches. Of course we will probably never be able to determine exactly what was in Darwin's mind at the end of his life.
Creationism is a *religious* belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity or deities whose existence is **presupposed**. Evolution is the *scientific* principle that evidences change in the inherited traits of a population from one generation to the next. These traits are the expression of genes that are copied and passed on to offspring during reproduction.
What strict evolutionists and strict creationists seem to overlook many times is that these two beliefs are marriageable.
This is how I see it: the Creator 'wound the clock' of creation. He/She/It set the creation down to go forward as they had designed. At any time, the Creator can step in and reset the time (miracles/anomolies).
Of course, this does not touch upon the question of how something can be created from nothing, or how the Creator came to be. But these are topics for another questions, probably after a couple drinks. :)
2007-12-08 17:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by BillyTheKid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That isn't true. He knew full well what he had discovered as did Newton when he explained to us what gravity is!
Darwin found what God had created was more than just a simple explanation to life.
What Darwin neglected was that God created evolution and let that take his faith away from him. He died an atheist but he still believed that his theory held merit and should be investigated to the end.
2007-12-08 16:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Galileo recanted his findings that the planets move around the sun.
But guess what? The planets DO move around the sun.
So forget Darwin, and instead concentrate on evolution. Evolution is the best explanation for the biodiversity we see on semi-isolated archipelagoes and islands. Lessons learned there can be applied to continents and oceans, and extended to the fossil record.
So, never mind Darwin. We've had 150 years of science after his time -- all of which says, hey, evolution is the BEST EXPLANATION for what we see.
2007-12-08 16:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't even matter if its true or not. All good scientists question their work, thats the very nature of science done properly. A good scientist will always to try as hard as he or she can to find faults with their theorems.
Furthermore a scientific theory isn't the domain of one person, it is a search for a generalization, a universal truth and its there for all who wish to, to test it out and to use it for furthering our understanding of the universe.
2007-12-08 16:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Darwins relatives can refute that claim.
This was made up by the religious right.
2007-12-08 16:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by Clint 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is so obvious. Just read Genesis 1. First day, second day, etc....get it? Also, a day can be like a thousand years...relativity...maybe in his next reincarnation he will get it right!0!
Good luck!
2007-12-08 17:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a myth, and a persistent one at that. Don't believe everything you hear, man.
2007-12-08 17:21:49 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋