[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

He came from a highly religious environment(I think, England). Don't remember if he was a preacher's son, or what. But anyway, he was somewhat forced into a mold, and one day snapped. But he was egged-on, don't remember by whom, but Darwin would not have gone forth with anything were it not for the antagonist. Took off from his base, and never looked back. I think even those close to him remarked that he went too far. To his dying day, he maintained that God did not exist, in spite of relatives showing evidence proving otherwise. Just went out of his way, to try and prove, and I don't remember the details, but there were things he fabricated with his evolution business. I do remember that those close to him remarked on how sullen and awnry he remained...

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"He came from a highly religious environment(I think, England). Don't remember if he was a preacher's son, or what."

His father was a doctor.

"But anyway, he was somewhat forced into a mold, and one day snapped."

Do you have any citations for his *snapping*?

"But he was egged-on, don't remember by whom, but Darwin would not have gone forth with anything were it not for the antagonist."

No, Wallace sent him a letter that informed Darwin that Wallace had a theory of evolution with natural selection too. As Darwin had been working on his own theory (and had told a number of people close to him) for about 20 years, he decided it was time to publish. Wallace was not an *antagonist*. They were actually quite friendly.

"I think even those close to him remarked that he went too far."

Who?

"To his dying day, he maintained that God did not exist,"

He never said that God didn't exist. He said he was not capable of knowing if he did. He was an agnostic, not an atheist (he didn't like atheism or atheists too much).

"Just went out of his way, to try and prove, and I don't remember the details, but there were things he fabricated with his evolution business."

No, he really didn't. He didn't formulate his theories out of any anti-religious motivation.

"I do remember that those close to him remarked on how sullen and awnry he remained..."

Citations please. So far the man you describe bears no resemblance to Darwin.