Re: Darwin Biography

Allan Harvey (aharvey@boulder.nist.gov)
Wed, 19 Mar 1997 12:32:29 -0700

The "Darwin recants evolution on his deathbed" legend is just that - a
legend. Apparently made up by an evangelist of the time named Lady Hope.

Some information on this can be found in the faqs for the
soc.religion.christian newsgroup:
http://athos.rutgers.edu/pub/soc.religion.christian/faq/darwin
There are also items on other Christian "urban legends" like Joshua's
missing day, 666 in barcodes, and the supposed FCC petition to outlaw
religious broadcasting.

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