To Frederick McDermott 24 November 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

Nov. 24^th 1880

Private

Dear Sir

I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation, & therefore not in Jesus Christ as the son of God.¹

Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

In his letter of 23 November 1880, McDermott had asked whether CD believed in the New Testament.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12851,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12851