On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:18:08 -0500 John Horn wrote:
>Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Darwin was not really spirtual. He kept mum on his religous
>> beliefs in part out of respect for his wife (some think he
>> delayed publication of Origin in part to avoid causing his
>> wife difficulty). He was a public agnostic and likely an atheist.
>I'd like to point out that being an atheist and being spiritual are
>not mutually exclusive. I know some people who I would call deeply
>spiritual but are adamantly atheists. In fact, I'm married to one.
>- jmh
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Amen to that. I have a good many friends who are holy people, who hunger to
pursue a meaningfull life and just don't get the *god thing*. Strangely
enough, it often turns out to be a *phase in their lives* (especially if other
people keep their noses out of it). Darwin, I suspect, was very much a product
of the new enlightenment; deist/transcendentalist era. He speaks of his joy in
listening to songbirds and little snuffling animals w/o a care to how they came
about. He was likely bored beyond belief at most worship services. (good deal
that the preacher gig didn't work out for him, eh?)
Leonard Matusik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"christianity seems like a really good idea, I certainly wish someone would
give it a try" -ghandi
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