Darwin the atheist

Mayr also notes, "In order not to hurt the feelings of his friends and of his wife, Darwin often used deistic language in his publications, but much in his notebooks indicates that by this time [1836-1839] he had become a 'materialist' (more or less equivalient to an athiest)." Yes, very good Mr. Darwin! Scientists today would do well to adopt more openly an athiest position, and fight for it too (even at the risk of offending the wife or husband). See my previous post on the question of science and religion.