Does Charles Darwin approve of “Answers in Genesis”?

Answers in Genesis is an organization founded and led by Ken Ham that is dedicated to proving that the Bible’s account of creation recorded in Genesis is true and can be supported scientifically.  It has aroused a great deal of controversy.  It is strongly supported by many Bible believers.  It is disliked by unbelievers who accept the popular idea that life evolved over millions of years and even by some Christians who also accept this belief.  (For a long time I was in this group.  I was a Christian but I also believed that the theory of evolution had been scientifically proven.  If I had known of Answers in Genesis I would probably have believed that what it was teaching was false.  In the last few years I have come to realized that in fact there is no evidence supporting evolution.)

Recently a thought occurred to me.  What is Charles Darwin’s opinion of Answers in Genesis?  Darwin died in 1882, but his soul still exists.  How have his views changed since his death?

In his early life Darwin believed in God and even majored in theology in college.  Later he lost his faith and became an agnostic.  There are accounts that claim he was converted to Christianity before he died but there seems to be no evidence that any of those accounts are true.  But it is possible that he was converted before his death and simply didn’t have a chance to tell anyone about it.  If this is the case then he is in heaven now.  He realizes that he was wrong in what he wrote and that his writings have misled many people.  If so, he approves of Answers in Genesis and its efforts to refute his errors and lead people to a knowledge of the truth.

It is also possible that Darwin persisted in his unbelief and is now in Hades waiting for the final judgment when he will be condemned to the Lake of Fire.  He realizes the error of his teaching and how harmful it is to others.  Jesus once reported the words of a man who was in Hades.

And he said, “Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house—for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.”  (Luke 16:27,28)

This shows that those in Hades are still concerned about the state of the living and don’t want them to share their suffering.  If this is so, then Darwin surely supports Answers in Genesis.

We won’t know whether or not Darwin is saved until we get to heaven and find out whether he is there, but is seems likely that whether he is saved of lost he approves of the work of creationist organizations such as Answers in Genesis.

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