Richard Dawkins Foundationfor Reason and Science
February 12 marks the 204th birthday of Charles Robert Darwin in Shrewsbury, England. (Much more about the great scientist here and here and here.) It is a tribute to Mr. Darwin's enduring genius, that the passing of time, rather than making his comments less relevant, has somehow rendered them more so. Such as:
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
And for those of you who prefer a graphic Darwin, there's this:
Simon Gurr/Darwin A Graphic Biography
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Kent Jones, well, that is a really ugly picture.
I believe that some of us have evolved a bit more than others. I cite Rick Perry, Mitch McConnell, Herman Cain, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, John Boehner, Michele Bachmann, and Ted Nugent.
Exceptions, every one, and there are more, too numerous to name, in the T-Party.
And people thought Devo was a joke! The American Right is devolution in action.
We are ALL Merely Creatures of this planet - whether You Care to Realize it or Not !
"... it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
I didn't realize that Darwin was prescient, he knew the GOTP were coming and tried to warn US, again WE didn't listen!
Happy Birthday Mr. Darwin.....
Evidently, he also knew about Militant Reactionary Christian rising in the US. I wonder if those on the right will resurrect the Lady Hope fraud.
Kind of weird but nice to see my county, Shropshire, mentioned on the Maddowblog.
Can you celebrate Wilfred Owen next because I live in Oswestry... :-)
jools,
Have you been to the Isle of Man by any chance?
Hi India, unfortunately no, I've never been to Isle of Man. Why do you ask? :-)
Charles Darwin was born in the same year and the same month as Abraham Lincoln. How's that for greatness!
Remember...Every time the door to science opens god jumps out the window! (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein)
No wonder the morons hate him, he has their ignorance so well-pegged.
On the 204th birthday of Charles Darwin one can only wonder if perhaps he would have an explanation why the Republicans unlike the rest of our society have not evolved.
I think it is Moon Pies. They cause brain clouds, and that prevents evolution. Moon pies are eaten regularly in the red states, especially the Southern ones.
Well, it is just my theory, of course...
LMAO!! I'm from the south and you forgot the RC cola ;))
What is GOPT?
The Republican party has long been as the GOP, Grand Old Party.
The T is for Tea Party.
So, maybe it should be GOTP.