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To: CarolinaGuitarman
In his early life he was. After he came home from the Beagle voyage and started formulating his theory, his faith slipped away.

That seems strange to me. Yesterday on the thread about the article in the Cathoilic Church's official magazine, I used a quote that I got from another website which was attributed to Darwin: "I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone."

Why would he say that if they shocked his own?

34 posted on 01/22/2006 11:15:50 AM PST by JTN ("I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum.")
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To: JTN

"Why would he say that if they shocked his own?"

Since his theory didn't directly touch on whether there was a God or not, he didn't want those who believed in one to feel that evolution denied the possibility.

Here's a good summary from his autobiography:

http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/library/cd_relig.htm


38 posted on 01/22/2006 11:42:51 AM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is grandeur in this view of life...")
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