Darwin's complex loss of faith

It wasn't evolution that led Darwin away from religion, but nor was it simply the loss of his beloved daughter

It is easier to make a film about a man who allegedly "killed God" than one who studied barnacles for eight year years. The new film about Charles Darwin, Creation, does the former and although it has been criticised for historical inaccuracy, it remains a beautiful, moving and eminently watchable movie.

Darwin himself never thought his theory killed God, writing towards the end of this life "It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ... Full Story »

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by Doug Greer - Sep. 17, 2009

This is a short piece pointing out that Darwin's religious views are as complex as the views of many people today.

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