[BedRock]

I was simply trying to understand the statement Darwin made in his book Origin of Species, the 6th edition.

What I posted was quoted from the book by fellow freeper, Patrick Henry.

:-)

[BedRock]

An argument was made that Abiogenesis and Evolution cannot be used in the same discussion to discredit the other. And the original intent of this thread of discussion was on entertaining the discussion of an alternate theory for life's existance today.

It was stated that Intelligent Design could not be introduced into the classroom because it was theism. Many today that post on these threads will claim that Darwin never implied that the existance of a "Creator" was even plausible, let alone had anything to do with the creation of the existance of life on earth.

Yet here is a paragraph in his own writings that conveys that the "Creator" breathed life into whatever it was He created....