Charles Darwin (Quote) October 24, 2012 “The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as we should thus be compelled to believe in the existence of many cruel and malignant spirits, only a little more powerful than man; for the belief in them is far more general than in a beneficent deity.” — Charles Darwin (1809-1882), The Descent of Man, 1871 Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor - www.ffrf.org