Charles Darwin’s handwritten confession that he does not believe in the
Bible as a divine revelation or Jesus as the Son of God has won $197,000
at an auction here.
Bible as a divine revelation or Jesus as the Son of God has won $197,000
at an auction here.
Darwin’s letter is a reply to a young barrister named Francis McDermott.
McDermott wrote to Darwin on November 23, 1880, with an unusual
request.
McDermott wrote to Darwin on November 23, 1880, with an unusual
request.
“If I am to have pleasure in reading your books I must feel that at the
end I shall not have lost my faith in the New Testament,” he wrote.
end I shall not have lost my faith in the New Testament,” he wrote.
“My reason in writing to you therefore is to ask you to give me a Yes or
No to the question Do you believe in the New Testament...” McDermott
wrote, promising not to make the reply public.
No to the question Do you believe in the New Testament...” McDermott
wrote, promising not to make the reply public.
“Dear Sir, I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the
Bible as a divine revelation and therefore not in Jesus Christ as the
son of God. Yours faithfully Ch Darwin,” Darwin replied the next day.
Bible as a divine revelation and therefore not in Jesus Christ as the
son of God. Yours faithfully Ch Darwin,” Darwin replied the next day.
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