Psychology Quotes by Charles Darwin
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A mind bursting through old theories illustrates how knowledge can outgrow its own explanations. The quotes stress scientific humility, keeping the mind free from cherished but unproven ideas, and note that mental traits are shared with animals. They also compare free will to chance and question the power of religious belief.
![“I think an Agnostic would be the more correct description of my state of mind. The whole subject [of God] is beyond the scope of man's intellect.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/charles-darwin-507_agnostic_i-think-an-agnostic-would-be-the-more-co_3074405.jpg)
![“[T]he young and the old of widely different races, both with man and animals, express the same state of mind by the same movements.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/charles-darwin-507_animal_t-he-young-and-the-old-of-widely-differe_2690894.jpg)
![“It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against Christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; It appears to me freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds which follow[s] from the advance of science.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/charles-darwin-507_argument_it-appears-to-me-whether-rightly-or-wron_360613.jpg)
![“[Reason tells me of the] extreme difficulty or rather impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capability of looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity. When thus reflecting I feel compelled to look to a…” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/charles-darwin-507_psychology_reason-tells-me-of-the-extreme-difficult_470877.jpg)
![“Among the scenes which are deeply impressed on my mind, none exceed in sublimity the primeval [tropical] forests, ... temples filled with the varied productions of the God of Nature. No one can stand in these solitudes unmoved, and not feel that there is more in man than the mere breath of his body.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/charles-darwin-507_body_among-the-scenes-which-are-deeply-impres_2214332.jpg)
