To W. R. Browne 22 December 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Dec 22 1880
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your very courteous note.1
I regret that it wd be impossible for me to explain the causes of my disbelief in any good being derived from the conference, without treating the subject at inordinate length. I will only add that in my opinion, a man who wishes to form a judgment on this subject, must weigh the evidence for himself; & he ought not to be influenced by being told that a considerable number of scientific men can reconcile the results of science with revealed or or natural religion, whilst others cannot do so.
I beg leave to remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Believes the conference will be of no value because individuals can only decide for themselves on the truths of science and religion.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12931
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Walter Raleigh Browne
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The British Library (Surrogate RP 7385)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12931,” accessed on
