1915年在一份美國(guó)報(bào)章第一次發(fā)表的作者不詳?shù)奈恼抡洌髡咛岢鲞_(dá)爾文老年在病榻時(shí)再度信奉基督教，卻被達(dá)爾文的子孫及歷史學(xué)家否認(rèn)但荤。他的女兒表示罗岖，達(dá)爾文未再信奉基督教。
這個(gè)故事來(lái)源是The Lady Hope Story…
Lady Hope claimed to have visited Darwin on an autumn afternoon. She noted that Darwin had been bedridden for several months before his death, and at the time of her visit she found him sitting up in bed. Lady Hope indicated that Darwin was at the time reading the Bible, which she claimed he was always studying. When asked what he was reading he replied, “Hebrews . . . the Royal Book.” Darwin also supposedly commented, “I was a young man with unformed ideas.”
Lady Hope further claimed that before her departure she was asked by Darwin to return and speak to his servants in his summerhouse. When asked about the subject on which she should speak, Darwin was said to have replied “Christ Jesus!”
Lady Hope表示在達(dá)爾文晚年的時(shí)候臨終前曾經(jīng)臥床數(shù)月之久腹躁，當(dāng)Lady Hope去探望他時(shí)桑包，達(dá)爾文在讀圣經(jīng)。另外達(dá)爾文邀請(qǐng)Lady Hope再度回去并且跟他的仆人談話(huà)纺非，她問(wèn)達(dá)爾文應(yīng)該談?wù)撌裁丛?huà)題哑了？達(dá)爾文回答：“耶穌基督”！
所以烧颖，從Lady Hope的描述中弱左，就算達(dá)爾文晚年臥床的時(shí)候曾經(jīng)讀圣經(jīng)，或是請(qǐng)她談?wù)撘d基督炕淮，也并不能證明達(dá)爾文晚年信主拆火。
事實(shí)上，1809年11月17日達(dá)爾文在圣嘉德圣公會(huì)教堂受了洗禮涂圆，并從小跟著家人去教堂作禮拜们镜。他長(zhǎng)大后曾經(jīng)在劍橋大學(xué)神學(xué)院就讀，并接受訓(xùn)練預(yù)備成為牧職润歉。但后來(lái)達(dá)爾文的信仰開(kāi)始動(dòng)搖模狭。
達(dá)爾文生于1809年卒于1882年，在他1879年給友人John Fordyce 的信件中踩衩，他是這么說(shuō)的：
即使在我最激烈的波動(dòng)中嚼鹉，我從來(lái)就不是無(wú)神論者或否認(rèn)神的存在。我想一般說(shuō)來(lái)（或是當(dāng)我年紀(jì)越來(lái)越大的時(shí)候）驱富，“不可知論者”會(huì)是對(duì)我的心態(tài)最準(zhǔn)確的描述锚赤。
In my most extreme fluctuations I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God.— I think that generally (& more and more so as I grow older) but not always, that an agnostic would be the most correct description of my state of mind.?To John Fordyce?7 May 1879
所以，結(jié)論是：并不可考萌朱！
約翰福音21:21 -22“彼得看見(jiàn)他宴树、就問(wèn)耶穌說(shuō)、主阿晶疼、這人將來(lái)如何酒贬。耶穌對(duì)他說(shuō)又憨、我若要他等到我來(lái)的時(shí)候、與你何干锭吨；你跟從我吧蠢莺。”
我們很喜歡討論：這人是否信主零如？那人是否得救躏将？
但是耶穌說(shuō)：“…與你何干？你跟從我吧考蕾！”
