I have long discovered that geologists never read each other's works, and that the only object in writing a book is a proof of earnestness.
Charles DarwinThe more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible do miracles become, - that the men at that time were ignorant and credulous to a degree almost incomprehensible by us, - that the Gospels cannot be proved to have been written simultaneously with the events, - that they differ in many important details, far too important as it seemed to me to be admitted as the usual inaccuracies of eye-witnesses; - by such reflections as these... I gradually came to disbelieve in Christianity as a divine revelation.
Charles DarwinThe question of whether there exists a Creator and Ruler of the Universe has been answered in the affirmative by some of the highest intellects that have ever existed.
Charles DarwinAnimals manifestly enjoy excitement, and suffer from annul and may exhibit curiosity.
Charles Darwin