Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Happy 199th, Chuck D!

You don't look a day over 162!

Thanks to Google Books, there's no reason not to read On the Origin of Species. It isn't the last word on evolution, of course. But it was the first word that actually meant something, that stated the theory in clear terms and defended it with sufficiently sound science that the following 150 years of science were able to build upon it and refine it, supporting its claims with such then-unknown disciplines as genetics. The deniers may follow Ray Comfort in preferring to wallow in their feeble "imaginations," while the rest of us celebrate the vivid understanding of reality Darwin gave us. Tip of the hat to the man whose work literally changed the world! Happy Darwin Day, gang!

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