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I cannot pretend to throw the least light on such abstruse problems.…

Quote byCharles Darwin · 1809–1882

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), volume I, chapter VIII: "Religion", page 313.

English (original)

I cannot pretend to throw the least light on such abstruse problems. The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an Agnostic.

— Charles Darwin

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