The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as we should thus be compelled to believe in the existence of many cruel and malignant spirits, only a little more powerful than man; for the belief in them is far more general than in a beneficent deity.
Charles DarwinI always make special notes about evidence that contridicts me: supportive evidence I can remember without trying.
Charles Darwin... probably all the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth have descended from some one primordial form, into which life was first breathed.
Charles DarwinMan himself cannot express love and humility by external signs, so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master.
Charles Darwin