Even Craig might have liked Darwin - as he spent a lot of time shooting stuff up. Genetics might not have been a subject in his time, but he was exposed to pigeon breeding and this did give insights into inherited characteristics. His standards of self-criticism on his own ideas have rarely been matched. Economics is sadly in need of this today.
On 13 Feb, 00:33, [email protected] wrote: > i liked that he thought a dog might be better than a wife. > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM, frantheman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Charles Darwin is 200 years old today. He published "On the Origin of > > Species" 150 years ago. > > > Darwin was a genial thinker and, on of the things I find most > > impressive about him, an honest intellect. Apart from his insights > > into evolution and natural selection, one of the most fascinating > > things about him was his spiritual journey, leading him from intended > > study of theology in preparation for ordination as an Anglican > > clergyman to a painful, honest acknowledgement of personal agnosticism > > and a repudiation of Christian theological models. And this in > > Victorian England. > > > St. Charles the Evolved, my suggestion as a patron saint for Minds > > Eye :-) > > > Francis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
