1915年在一份美國報章第一次發(fā)表的作者不詳?shù)奈恼?，作者提出達爾文老年在病榻時再度信奉基督教，卻被達爾文的子孫及歷史學家否認。他的女兒表示，達爾文未再信奉基督教。

這個故事來源是The Lady Hope Story…

Lady Hope claimed to have visited Darwin on an autumn afternoon. She noted that Darwin had been bedridden for several months before his death, and at the time of her visit she found him sitting up in bed. Lady Hope indicated that Darwin was at the time reading the Bible, which she claimed he was always studying. When asked what he was reading he replied, “Hebrews . . . the Royal Book.” Darwin also supposedly commented, “I was a young man with unformed ideas.”

Lady Hope further claimed that before her departure she was asked by Darwin to return and speak to his servants in his summerhouse. When asked about the subject on which she should speak, Darwin was said to have replied “Christ Jesus!”

Lady Hope表示在達爾文晚年的時候臨終前曾經(jīng)臥床數(shù)月之久，當Lady Hope去探望他時，達爾文在讀圣經(jīng)。另外達爾文邀請Lady Hope再度回去并且跟他的仆人談話，她問達爾文應該談論什么話題？達爾文回答：“耶穌基督”！

所以，從Lady Hope的描述中，就算達爾文晚年臥床的時候曾經(jīng)讀圣經(jīng)，或是請她談論耶穌基督，也并不能證明達爾文晚年信主。

事實上，1809年11月17日達爾文在圣嘉德圣公會教堂受了洗禮，并從小跟著家人去教堂作禮拜。他長大后曾經(jīng)在劍橋大學神學院就讀，并接受訓練預備成為牧職。但后來達爾文的信仰開始動搖。

達爾文生于1809年卒于1882年，在他1879年給友人John Fordyce 的信件中，他是這么說的：

即使在我最激烈的波動中，我從來就不是無神論者或否認神的存在。我想一般說來（或是當我年紀越來越大的時候），“不可知論者”會是對我的心態(tài)最準確的描述。

In my most extreme fluctuations I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God.— I think that generally (& more and more so as I grow older) but not always, that an agnostic would be the most correct description of my state of mind.?To John Fordyce?7 May 1879

所以，結(jié)論是：并不可考！

約翰福音21:21 -22“彼得看見他、就問耶穌說、主阿、這人將來如何。耶穌對他說、我若要他等到我來的時候、與你何干；你跟從我吧。”

我們很喜歡討論：這人是否信主？那人是否得救？

但是耶穌說：“…與你何干？你跟從我吧！”