At least he survived the dungeons that housed Gallileo. I imagine his self criticism was a result of the huge degree of scrutiny his theory was under. But how do you think his theories would have progressed if it were not for Mendels peas, and others following, adding credulous amendments that vindicated many of Darwin's own admitted theoretical flaws?
On Feb 13, 4:43 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
