Is it true that darwin really refuted his own theories? I heard that he only did it because he started to become a strong christian on his deathbed. Which could mean he might have been doing it so that he will go to "heaven" instead of "hell".
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2007-12-21 13:40:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You heard wrong. Darwin never refuted his own theory, which btw, is a great contribution to humanity. Darwin became an atheist (or at least a strong agnostic) partly because how the theory undermines any particular faith, and partly because one of his daughters died young (I think from disease).
Darwin did offer an example of falsification, a concept that was elaborated by Karl Popper in the 20th century. That concept states that if anyone can find even one reasonable counter-example, then the entire theory would be toast. But since not one iota of a counter-example has ever been found, Evolution remains stronger than ever.
2007-12-21 13:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by kwxilvr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just another lie creationists have no problem blatently parroting. It wouldn't matter anyway, the mechanisms of the theory have changed quite a bit since Darwin's times. The idea is still the same, but as with most scientific proposals, they are refined through time until there is enough evidence to be have a concrete picture of the process, which we certainly now have for most aspects of evolution by natural selection.
2007-12-21 13:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And even if he did... so what? Being in your death bed does not grant you special wisdom or insight. It CAN make you fearful, nervous, confused, etc.
2007-12-21 13:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋