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Fang: Did Darwin repent in his later years?
My feud with pseudoscience can be traced back to one day in 1994. At that time, China Theory was the first on the Internet.
Altar-a newsgroup abbreviated as ACT is in its golden age, and I post there almost every day.
Post articles. At that time, ACT attracted tens of thousands of China students from all over the world to read and spread Christianity.
Priests will naturally not let go of this propaganda position, and missionary articles can often be seen here. Me and most A's
Like CT readers, they all skip reading such missionary articles. But on that day, someone posted the signature "Wei"
"The book" Science and Belief ",I thought it was a book about the philosophy of science, and I didn't know it until I opened it.
Knowledge is also preaching. But the opening paragraph of the book has dazzled me: "Darwin strongly advocated in his early years."
He was regarded as a pioneer of evolution, but he repented in his later years and became an enthusiastic Christian.
And deeply regret his specious theory of evolution. "Because of my professional and personal interests, I am very interested in Linda.
Owen's life and thoughts are quite familiar. Seeing that the father of modern biology is so slandered, I feel that I can't protect it.
Keep quiet. From then on, my confrontation with pseudoscience, especially creationism, began.
At that time, I had given evidence to prove that Darwin's abandonment of evolution and conversion to Christianity in his later years was a
Lies and begins to refute other attacks on evolution in the book. My criticism was handed over to Wei.
Yan (he is a China missionary who lives in Los Angeles and doesn't surf the Internet), I said a few words in response to my accusation.
Although he didn't admit his mistake, he claimed to investigate Darwin's confession in depth just to show his "modesty".
If Gu Zhong, has decided to delete this passage immediately. The latter is also deceptive. In the later "section"
Learning and Belief (including the book "God in the Eyes of Physicians")
Published in Journal of Yanjing Theological Seminary (No.2, 1995) and various Christian websites in China.
In the included electronic version, this passage is still kept word for word. In Christian propaganda, this lie
Words still appear repeatedly. For example, the Bible and Science, written by Samuel Lamb, a missionary in Guangzhou, is said to be located in China.
Influential among Christians, Darwin was listed as a "Christian scientist" in the book, and he vividly said:
"He is an Englishman and the originator of evolution. But when he was dying, he said to a priest, "I do."
I want to take back my life's theory. The priest said,' This is impossible, because now from primary school students to universities.
The students all know your theory. Later, he said to the priest, "Then please pray to God for me." .
Forgive my sins. So the priest prayed for him. He died after accepting Christ. Darwin's famous species
At the end of the English version of Origin, there is such a sentence:' Life is wonderful and great, which was originally given by the creator.
Or the lives of several animals. Darwin students, your teacher has accepted Christ, but you
Sing the song he wants back! In his autobiography, there is such a sentence: "I think primitive life began with."
God of creation. If there is no ultimate reason, the universe cannot exist. I've never done it in my life.
Atheistic, opposed to the existence of God. Finally, he admitted that evolution was just a fantasy when he was young. "
All this, including the words "Darwin's autobiography", is a fabrication. Darwinian
How to evaluate Christianity in autobiography will be discussed in detail later. There is an overseas religious organization evangelist.
The Taoist Association of Believers at Home and Abroad has published and distributed a large number of publicity materials, including one.
"Mahavamsa finally believe in god" this article is more serious:
"Darwin in 183 1 year because he wanted to find an animal between man and monkey to prove his theory.
By 1836, he traveled around the world on the Hound and explored this animal. Afterwards, the report reached this place.
New Zealand is the darkest; People in this area have no clothes and shoes, build nests in trees, kill babies and worship idols, no
Women's bad habits such as bloody battles, fraud, alcoholism and fornication are endless. Dash claims that such people still need it.
It took 2000 years to evolve into the present man. But he went there again, because Christianity has been introduced and even
Totally different. People built houses to live in, installed windows, cultivated fields and planted trees, and got rid of bad habits. Dashidao
This cannot but praise the power of Christ! Shame on the naive mistakes of this theory. So I spent a lot of money and bought many saints.
After distributing it to indigenous people everywhere, he said here:' I admit that primitive life began with the creator God, if no one came.
Extreme, the universe cannot exist. Mrs Hope and Mr Darwin met once.
When talking about the essentials, she said: Da Shi was often ill in bed in his later years, and he was seen wearing purple pajamas with several pillows beside his bed.
Hold the body; Holding the Bible in his hand, his fingers kept twitching and he said sadly,' I used to be a thinker.
Organized children are surprised that my thoughts spread like wildfire and gained the faith of many people. '
He took a deep breath and talked about "the holiness of God" and "the greatness of the Bible". He said,' Near my villa,
There are nearly thirty people living there, and you are in urgent need of explaining the Bible to them. I'll call the servants and tenants tomorrow afternoon,
Neighbors are here. Pointing to a room outside the window, "do you want to talk to them?" I asked him,' Talk about something.
What's the problem? He said,' isn't Christ Jesus and his redemption the best topic?' When he
When I said these words, my face was full of brilliance. I can't forget his incidental sentence:' If you are tomorrow.
If it is held at three o'clock in the afternoon, I will open this window. At the same time, do you know that I am singing a hymn with you?
So what! "
The record of "Darwin's autobiography" quoted in it is also fabricated. Darwin traveled around the world with the Beagle.
When sailing, he was an orthodox Christian. It was the facts observed during the voyage that made him start thinking about biology.
The question of evolution. 18361010.2, he returned to England after sailing around the world and never left England again.
It is impossible for China to go to the New West after he created the theory of evolution (marked by the publication of 1859 on the Origin of Species).
Lan "Praise the power of Christ! The theory created by self-humiliation is naive and wrong. " This propaganda material mentions "Mrs. Hope and Da"
Summary of an interview with Mr. Wen Er (the translation of the dialogue is not very accurate, but the basic meaning is in line with the original text)
This is indeed the whole basis of the lie about Darwin's confession in his later years (or dying). I hope it is here.
Who is your wife?
This person was originally named Elizabeth Cotton and was born in 1842.
Tasmania, a foreign country, married Sir James Hope of Admiral of the fleet, England, and was awarded the title of "Lady" for this.
Title. 19/kloc-immigrated to the United States in 0/3, and 1922 died in England. Mrs. Hope is an enthusiastic missionary.
Be keen on social activities (especially the campaign against alcoholism). In a sermon in Massachusetts, USA, she
Told her the story of Darwin's confession. The Christian church got this treasure and asked her to write an article and publish it. This article she
The "interview summary" with Darwin was published in a Christian journal in the United States in 19 15, at this time.
It has been 33 years since Wen Er died (1882). But before that, Mrs. Hope had told people.
Darwin confessed to her on his deathbed. This rumor appeared shortly after Darwin's death. 8 February 1887
Francis, the son of Darwin, pointed out in his letter to thomas huxley that Darwin was dying.
Abandoning the theory of evolution is "false, without any basis." After Mrs. Hope's article was published, Fran
In the letter 19 18 dated May 28th, Sis further pointed out: "What Mrs. Hope said about my father's religious views.
Very unreal. I publicly accused her of fabricating facts, but I didn't see any reply. "In 1922
In, Henrietta, Darwin's daughter, wrote a letter to a Christian weekly in London, which read:
"Before my father died, I always stood by his side. When he died of a serious disease, or when he got other diseases.
At that time, Mrs. Hope was away. I believe my father has never met her. She is very interested in my father's thoughts and beliefs.
It makes no difference. He never had any scientific views on him, either at that time or earlier.
Regret. We think the story about his confession was made up in America. The whole story is sheer nonsense.
speak "
Darwin's children denied that Mrs. Hope had seen Darwin. Of all the historical materials about Darwin,
There is no record that Darwin met or knew Mrs. Hope. For example, letters from Darwin and his relatives.
Never mentioned Mrs. Hope. Mrs. Hope's description of Darwin and his residence in the article is somewhat
Quite accurate (such as the style of Darwin's pajamas), indicating that she seems to have seen Darwin at Darwin's house.
But some of them are very inaccurate. For example, Darwin said to her, "I have a summer house in the garden.
It can accommodate about 30 people. In fact, Darwin's villa is too small to hold so many people.
She said that Darwin said he was an "immature young man" when he published his theory of evolution, but in fact Darwin.
It took more than twenty years to collect evidence for establishing the theory of evolution. He was 50 years old when The Origin of Species was published.
She said that Darwin had been bedridden for several months when she met him, but in fact Darwin had never been bedridden.
I can't spare such a long time Darwin died in April 1882, which was in the spring. Mrs. Hope claimed that she was there.
"A Bright Autumn Afternoon" can only meet Darwin in the autumn of the year before last, before that.
Darwin always had the habit of walking along the beach path every afternoon and never stayed in bed. His habit of walking has always been firm.
Keep it until March 7. Darwin didn't stop working in the last month before his death. The day before he died,
He is still making experimental records for Francis.
Darwin's last words were: "Tell Emma."
All my children remember that they were always so kind to me. ""I'm not afraid of death at all. "He is interested in evolution.
The theory and the position of unbelief have not changed until death. Two months before his death, he wrote three letters, in three letters.
These letters all reiterated their views on evolution. In the last autumn of Darwin's life, 188 1 September 28th,
He received two famous atheists at home. In the dialogue, Darwin believes that there is no evidence that
Support Christianity. However, he disagreed with their practice of promoting atheism to the public, and thought that the position of not believing in God was appropriate.
It is suitable for educated people, but the time is not ripe for the general public to accept it. He also mentioned that even he,
After a long period of thinking, it was not until I was 40 years old (mainly because of the death of my daughter Anne) that I completely abandoned it.
Christianity. This meeting and conversation has a very reliable historical record. Who can believe at the same time?
Suddenly, Darwin confessed to a missionary?
Darwin's position of unbelief and opposition to Christianity can be seen from his handwritten articles in his later years. His ego
Biography was mainly written in 1876, but it was still being revised in the last year of life. This autobiography is for his son.
Women read and don't intend to publish, which not only introduces his evolutionary views for themselves in this respect.
I am proud of my contribution. I criticized Christianity so frankly and violently that after his death (1887
At the request of his wife Emma (a devout Christian), he did a lot of abridgement until.
It was not completely published until the 1950s. Darwin devoted a chapter to his beliefs in his autobiography.
This paper refutes all kinds of evidence about the existence of God, thinks that there is no reason to think that God exists, and introduces self.
The process of abandoning Christianity:
"When I was on the Beagle, I was very orthodox. I remember when I quoted the Bible.
As an irrefutable authority on a certain aspect of morality, it has also received several officials (although they themselves
Very orthodox) heartfelt ridicule. I think it's because the novelty of this argument makes them feel interesting.
But judging from the Old Testament, the obviously false world history such as Babel and Rainbow is a signal.
And so on, from it makes God have a hateful tyrant's feelings, I am more and more aware of being old.
This contract is no more trustworthy than the sacred books of Hinduism or the beliefs of any barbarian. This question is in my
The heart rises gradually and cannot be driven away-can we believe this if God treats the Indians?
Enlightenment, whether the belief in him should be linked to the belief in Vishnu and Shiva, just like
Christian faith is related to the Old Testament? This is unbelievable to me.
"Need to have the most obvious evidence, to make any rational person believe those who support Christianity.
Miracle. The more we know about the laws of nature, the less credible miracles are. At that time
People are so ignorant and credulous that we can hardly understand them. The gospels cannot be proved to be in
Written at the same time as the incident. And they are different from each other in many important details, which are too heavy.
Yes, in my opinion, it must be admitted that it is from an unreliable witness. Because these reflections listed above-
I brought them up not because they were fresh or valuable, but because they influenced me-I went there one by one.
Gradually no longer believe that Christianity is sacred. Many false religions spread to the earth like wildfire.
This fact is also very important to me in most parts of China. The morality of the New Testament looks beautiful, but
It is hard to deny that its perfection depends in part on the interpretation we now regard as symbols and fables.
"But I still didn't want to give up my faith-I'm sure of it, because I still know it.
I clearly remember that I often daydreamed and found letters from ancient Roman celebrities in Pompeii or other places.
This manuscript, in the most surprising way, proves that what the Gospel says is true. But I found that even if I lacked
On the edge of imagination, it is increasingly difficult to fabricate enough evidence to convince me. In this way, doubt is going on in a very slow way.
The speed is getting bigger and bigger in my mind, but it's finally finished. The speed is too slow, I have no feeling.
I never even doubted that my conclusion was correct. Really, I
It is hard to understand why people want Christianity to be true, because if it is true, its scriptures are clear.
White people's language shows that people who don't believe in Christ, including my father, brother and almost
All my good friends will be punished forever.
"This is really a cursed doctrine."
Darwin clearly declared that "I have never doubted my conclusion for a second since then",
However, this Christian missionary just wanted to spread rumors about his repentance in his later years, and the only basis was the testimony of a fanatical missionary.
Words. Darwin's wife Emma is a very devout Christian. Darwin would be very happy if he accepted Christianity.
It is her turn. Why didn't Darwin confess to her? Why don't you let her know that she has turned over a new leaf?
It can be seen that this testimony is completely untenable in emotion and reason, and the worst thing may be that Mrs. Hope didn't see it at all.
After Darwin, he fabricated interview minutes out of thin air; Most likely, she was in Darwin, and her family didn't know.
I met Darwin, maybe Darwin praised her social work to help the poor out of courtesy, or
Xu Darwin also expressed dissatisfaction with the "social Darwinism" that advocated the law of the jungle in his name.
It was she who deluded herself into making up the story that Darwin gave up evolution and converted to Christianity. Christian missionary work
Scholars firmly believe that the only reason for this orphan is that as a devout Christian, Mrs. Hope will not commit perjury. but
We know that devout Christians will commit perjury, especially when preaching, as I mentioned before.
Mileage, Kun is like this, and so is Samuel Lamb mentioned earlier. Their god may not care.
His followers should perjure themselves for him, but they did perjure themselves.
Missionaries fabricated rumors of Darwin's repentance in order to show that the theory of evolution was not established. Scientific principle
Whether it is established depends only on whether the evidence supporting it is conclusive. Even if Darwin goes back on his word later, he can't kill it.
Countless evidence of evolution. Therefore, the main purpose of debunking this rumor is not to prove the theory of evolution.
The theory is correct, but the reputation of great scientists should be maintained. Slander by Christian missionaries
Darwin was not the only scientist. Another common victim is Einstein. Samuel Lamb and the Bible
The book Science also lists Einstein as a "Christian scientist", which is reflected in the book Science and Belief.
Also claimed that:
"Einstein, who made an epoch-making contribution to modern physics after Newton, also made an epoch-making contribution to modern physics.
He is a believer in God. He said, "The infinitely superior God shows himself in the trivial things that our fragile minds can perceive.
Existence, I totally believe it. That's how my faith was formed. In my heart, I am convinced that there is a transcendental wisdom.
Can be expressed in the incredible universe, which constitutes our belief in God. Newton and Einstein are science.
World leaders are the stars that shine for generations, their accomplishments and achievements in science, and their contributions to the development of science.
So far, no one can match his contribution. But science did not make them deviate from God, but deepened their understanding of God.
Worship. Compared with these brilliant examples, it is surprising why there are so many.
Many people rashly use science as an excuse to deny the existence of God. If science and the existence of God are really incompatible,
Then Newton and Einstein should be the first people to deny God's belief, but the fact is just the opposite.
Why is this? Are Newton and Einstein really ignorant of science and just atheists?
Do people really understand the true meaning of science? How many scientists among atheists are inferior to Newton and Ince?
What about Tanzania? "
Fortunately, this lie began to spread before Einstein died, which also gave Einstein a self.
It has been clarified. 1954 On March 22nd, a mechanic wrote to Einstein, mentioning that he had read a book.
An article about Einstein's religious belief doubts its authenticity. Einstein is at
24, wrote back:
"What you read about my religious belief is of course a lie and a systematic repetition.
A lie. I don't believe in a personified God, and I have never denied it, but I have expressed it clearly.
If there is anything in my heart that can be called religion, it is what our science can reveal.
Endless praise for the structure of the world. "
Einstein sometimes talks about God or God, but he refers to Spinoza's God, that is, the ego.
The pronoun of nature, not supernatural, personality and consciousness control the fate of mankind. similar
There is also the famous contemporary astrophysicist Hawking. Because he put it at the end of his famous book A Brief History of Time.
The universal theory of Neo-Confucianism is compared to "the heart of God", and missionaries have been saying that they believe in God. In fact, Hawking is at
In the interview, he made it clear that this is just a traditional saying in Newton's era and a metaphor. He doesn't believe it.
There really is a God.
Science is based on rationality, and scientific research is based on the assumption that there is no God, so she is in this book.
Religion based on superstition is irreconcilable in nature. In Newton's time, science was still developing.
In the early west, almost everyone believed in God, and Newton only left God a position of first promotion, which is rare.
Expensive. Today, it is a common phenomenon for outstanding scientists not to believe in God, but to believe in God is an exception, even during the period of religious prosperity.
The same is true of countries that do so. For example, the proportion of Americans who believe in God is above 90%, but the American branch
According to the survey published in the international academic journal Nature 1998, the proportion of academicians who believe in God.
As a result, only about 7% people don't believe in God. This fact undoubtedly makes those who have always advocated scientists water
The higher the level, the closer to God. The missionary was so angry that the propaganda website of Wheel was simply changed.
Wood, tampering with the survey results, switching the data of "believing in God" and "not believing in God", creating a shameless new.
Record.
2002.7. 15.
(Published in Science World, No.8, 2002)