Hooked On Darwin?...

[Corno Dolce]

Well then, here's something to chew on:

1. "The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an Agnostic." (Autobiography)

2. "It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist & an evolutionist." Letter to John Fordyce, 07 May 1879)

3. "I hardly see how religion & science can be kept as distinct as (Edward Pusey) desires...But I most wholly agree...that there is no reason why the disciples of either school should attack each other with bitterness." (Letter to J. Brodie Innes, 27 Nov 1878)

4. "In my most extreme fluctuations I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God." (Letter to John Fordyce, 07 May 1879)

5. "I think that generally (& more and more so as I grow older) but not always, that an agnostic would be the most correct description of my state of mind." (Letter to John Fordyce 07 May 1879)

6. "I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation, & therefore not in Jesus Christ as the Son of God." (Letter to Frank McDermott, 24 Nov 1880)

7. (In conversation with the atheist Edward Aveling, 1881) "Why should you be so aggressive? Is anything gained by trying to force these new ideas upon the mass of mankind?" (Edward Aveling, The religious views of Charles Darwin, 1883)

8. "Would anyone trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?" (Letter to Graham William, 03 Jul 1881)

9. "My theology is a simple muddle: I cannot look at the Universe as the result of blind chance, yet I can see no evidence of beneficent Design." (Letter to Joseph Hooker, 12 Jul 1870)

10. "I can never make up my mind how far an inward conviction that there must be some Creator or First Cause is really trustworthy evidence." (Letter to Francis Abbot, 06 Sep 1871)

[sunwaiter]

nice list. here we go! i mean, those who are not too sleepy. i'll come back later
corno, i hope you read my post on the TPBM thread. i feel i'm improving.

[Corno Dolce]

Yes sunwaiter, I read it, however, and I'm sorry to say, I derived no benefit from it. Please do, however, persist in your strivings - you will become a better thinker for it. And MIMF will grow for the experience of it.

Cheerio,

CD

[sunwaiter]

well, since these posts, on the TPBM thread, i created another one, where i began to gather infos on the climate change topic. hope it won't disappear (melt )too quick.