Anyway, it was Aveling, and when they met, Darwin challenged Aveling. "Why do you call yourselves atheists?" "'Agnostic,'" retorted Aveling, "was simply 'atheist' writ respectable, and 'atheist' was simply 'agnostic' writ aggressive." Darwin complained,
De todas formas, fue Aveling y cuando se conocieron, Darwin reto a Aveling: “¿Por qué se hacen llamar 'ateos'?" Agnóstico ", replicó Aveling," sólo era ateo dicho respetablemente, y ateo