I'm not sure you would call Darwin's change of religious attitude a "crisis of faith." Though he denied "revelation," an atheist he never became. Denying Divine revelation and involement, but as a "first cause," he was closer to being a deist or theist, maybe an agnostic. Since I haven't been up on the history of science for a while, I'm not sure my references are the most up-to-date. Take a gander at Janet Browne's two volume biography of Darwin, particularly the second volume. But, again, since her second volume was published almost a decade ago, I don't know if she's the latest word. Make it a good day
-Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com Valdosta, Ga 31602 (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ / \ / \ / \/ \_ \/ / \/ /\/ / \ /\ \ //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\/ \_/__\ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains,\ /\ _ / \ don't practice on mole hills" - / \_ On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:19 AM, Mike Palij wrote: > I would appreciate suggestions for readings on how Darwin dealt > with the issues of reconciling his religious faith with the implications > of his scientific observations and explanations. And what can be > said about his final position. TIA. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42440&n=T&l=tips&o=22317 > or send a blank email to > leave-22317-13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22323 or send a blank email to leave-22323-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
