"Sir David Attenborough does not believe that an understanding of evolution is incompatible with faith in God, he will tell Radio 4 listeners on Sunday.
Attenborough, who was invited back to Desert Island Discs to mark the 70th anniversary of the radio programme, explains that, while he is still agnostic, he does not rule out the possibility of the existence of a deity.
"I don't think an understanding and an acceptance of the 4 billion-year-long history of life is any way inconsistent with a belief in a supreme being," the 85-year-old broadcaster and writer will tell presenter Kirsty Young. "And I am not so confident as to say that I am an atheist.""
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jan/29/david-attenborough-desert-island-discs
Listen on iPlayer (as of 30/1/12): http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01b8yy0
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