The Talk.Origins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy
Index to Creationist Claims,
edited by Mark Isaak, Copyright © 2004
Claim CG001:
Darwin renounced evolution on his deathbed.
Source:
Response:
- The story of Darwin's recanting is not true. Shortly after Darwin's
death, Lady Hope told a gathering that she had visited Darwin on his
deathbed and that he had expressed regret over evolution and had
accepted Christ. However, Darwin's daughter Henrietta, who was with
him during his last days, said Lady Hope never visited during any of
Darwin's illnesses, that Darwin probably never saw her at any time, and
that he never recanted any of his scientific views (Clark 1984, 199;
Yates 1994).
- The story would be irrelevant even if true. The theory of evolution
rests upon reams of evidence from many different sources, not upon the
authority of any person or persons.
Links:
Greig, Russell, 1996. Did Darwin recant?
Creation
18(1): 36-37.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/1315.asp
Yates, Simon, 1994. The Lady Hope story: A widespread falsehood.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/hope.html
References:
- Clark, Ronald W., 1984. The Survival of Charles Darwin: A biography
of a man and an idea. New York: Random House.
- Yates, Simon, 1994. (see above)
Further Reading:
Clark, Ronald W., 1984.
The Survival of Charles Darwin: A biography
of a man and an idea. New York: Random House.
created 2001年2月18日, modified 2003年11月30日