I have noticed that several major Christian periodicals and organizations have once again reported the alleged deathbed conversion of Charles Darwin. Many see this presumed event as certain defeat for modern evolutionism, especially Darwin’s theory.

Now we rejoice with anyone who is called to the Kingdom of God by the Gospel. However, whether or not Darwin recanted and came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is of little importance regarding the credibility of his theory and the notions of evolution. If he did (and I pray he did), Darwinism in one form or another is still aggressively being taught and believed today as the scientific explanation for origins. Therefore if he did in fact recant and confess Christ as Creator and Savior, it did absolutely nothing to defeat the influence of his own evolutionary theory throughout the world.

The observable merits alone (both Biblically and scientifically) must be the basis upon which we judge the accuracy of his theory. There are so many obvious inconsistencies and speculative assertions in his theory itself-all of which completely discredit the theory as being scientific in any way-until his stated deathbed conversion doesn’t weaken or strengthen the claimed validity of evolutionism at all!