I am also gald the film displayed Darwin's internal struggle about publishing his research findings because I think it goes well with our previous discussion on "what is truth?" After understanding his data, it seemed to Darwin that he was confronted with having two choose between two distinct "truths." Even his colleagues tried to convince him that making his research public was essentially "killing God," insinuating that accepting the scientific data meant rejecting the Christian religion, and accepting creationism mean denying the scientific evidence.
I admire Darwin for being able to keep his faith throughout his struggle because it goes to show that science and religion can not only coexist, but also strengthen each other. Both consist of certain undeniable evidence as well as room for faith.
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