Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin
jewel February 12th, 2009
200 years ago today, Charles Darwin took his first breaths. He grew up to make some of the most important discoveries of his time – and ours. I wish the human race has come as far as science has. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is still a taboo subject for many people; at least here in the USA.
I, honestly, feel that if the people that don’t accept evolution would learn more about it rather than listening to the Ben Stein’s of the world, they might find out that it does not at all take away anything of who we are. If anything it illustrates just how far we’ve come!
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin!
So, if you haven’t already, take a look through some excellent resources:
National Center for Science Education
And some excellent blogs:
And for a bit of fun:
I fear most folks who dismiss evolution are unlikely to look into the facts, but thanks for the references. I could certainly be better prepared for the occasional encounters with the people arguing against it.
The latest (February) National Geographic has two good articles – “Darwin’s First Clues” and “Modern Darwins,” and the December issue had “The Man Who Wasn’t Darwin,” about Alfred Russell Wallace.
Clear skies, Alan
You’re very probably correct. I do hope the references prove useful to you. They have to me.
I’ll check out that National Geographic. Thanks!
Sometimes, I can’t help but wonder if Darwin would have his own day if the creationists hadn’t been so adamant.
Good question. Probably not, I’d wager.