Did darwin kill god?

Darwin's theory of evolution gave humans an alternative to God. Was this the beginning of the end for religion?

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  • flyingnostalgia

    No, God killed darwin.

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  • Beep_Beep

    A corollary to Evolution is "Cultural Evolution". For the first time people could see that religions are convincing myths that compete against each other until only the most convincing myth survives.

    If religion survives Darwin, it will have to change to accommodate evolution.

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  • nobody13

    It mostly just killed literal interpretations of people's creation stories, it didn't necessarily kill their gods. I mean, most Christians actually believe in evolution, to my understanding (most mainline protestants believe in evolution (I think), and both the Catholic and Orthodox churches generally view evolution as being compatible with their theology), as do most Buddhists (who may or may not be theists, depending on type) and people of other religions.

    Of course, this all depends on your definition of 'god.' If you hold that there is some being in this universe that literally created everything in its present state, however many years ago, then the theory of evolution probably killed that notion of god.

    I'm not really religious myself, but that's my take on it.

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  • dytrog

    If you believe in evolution your great ++++++++++++++++++++++grand pa might have been a egg plant.

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  • handsignals

    Dude there are people who still think the Earth is flat, you can just make shit up and people will believe it.

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  • shuggy-chan

    No, capitalism did

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  • BrulkBrotheon

    Science and religion can exist together, but with that being said Darwin definitely didn't help religious hardliners

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    • ArmusWasTheFirstTroll

      The scientific method is not compatible with belief in something without evidence.

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      • BrulkBrotheon

        Indeed, but I happen to believe in both as long as they don't conflict. For example evolution trumps creationism, but I still believe in a creator. That's just what I believe

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        • ArmusWasTheFirstTroll

          With regard to your belief, could you explain how the scientific method and faith do not conflict?

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