Re: [asa] On Darwin the secular saint

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I remember an interview on TV where a prominent biologist was showing
the host a letter written to Darwin by Darwin's wife. In it she wrote
to the effect she did not expect to see him in eternity and was sad.
The owner of the letter pointed out that the letter had been folded
and unfolded many many times. Implying that Darwin had
read it again and again, as if sort of being haunted by it. I am
curious as to what the letter really said. And what was her
reasoning? Nobody knew him as well as her. But what was her
theological background that she would reach such a conclusion? Did
she perhaps predict that atheists would use Darwin as a tool to
deceive millions? Or did she think his work would just naturally
accomplish the same effect? One wonders. Was Darwin in reality
actually tragic?

I think of Oppenheimer in much the same way. Haunted by his
accomplishments and their moral implications. But Oppenheimer
reversed course.

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Douglas Hayworth
<haythere.doug@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Ted Davis <TDavis@messiah.edu> wrote:
>> I do think that the Darwin thing can be more than a bit overblown.
>
> I agree. As you said in a previous post, Darwin deserves recognition
> as one of the finest scientists ever, and I think he is also a good
> example of humility with regard to science/religion issues. But that
> is no reason to venerate him in church. The church has never given
> that sort of special honor to other men, and to do so in this case is
> more likely to confirm to conservative Christians that liberal
> churches have compromised on faith in Christ alone than it is to build
> bridges of understanding.
>
> For what it's worth, here's my letter to Mr. Darwin:
> http://becomingcreation.org/2009/02/happy-birthday-mr-darwin/
>
> Doug Hayworth
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Received on Mon Feb 16 19:56:39 2009