Charles darwin, a deism? related to the natural selection?

[ring]

when i was reading the passage( by the way, i am non native speaker of english)

so, i was wondering if i understood the content correctly.

the part that i read as follows.

i cannot the believe that a false theory would explain, as it seems to me that the theory of natural selection does explain, the several larage classes of facts above specified. i see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock the religious feelings of any one. a celerbrated author and divine has written to me that "he has gradullay learnt to see that it is just as noble a conception of Deity to belive that He created a few original forms capable of self-development into other and needful forsm, as to believe that He required a fresh act of creation to supply the voids caused by the action of his laws.

these are the part of the reading content.

the reading comprehesion question was - the idea is in the passage most closely resembles the idea of atheist -wrong. and the correct interpretion by considering above was charles dawrin is Deism.

i want to know that the reason why he is deism. he, basically, believe that the god created a few orignial forms and let them to self-evolve or self- modify by the long period of the time?

i am wondering whether my interpretaton about the passge is right, when we just consider this reading part only.

if you have any good ideas, i really appreciate to understand the content fully.

thank you so much.

[colten]

In Deism, the Creator is more the Prime Mover (an Aristotelian concept) that sets the universe in motion along rules (physical forces), than a personal deity taking an interest in and tinkering with nature on a regular basis. In evolution, life develops in accordance to the rules of the universe.