Allen et al I suspect the original post was inspired by NPRs interview with a geologist commenting on Darwin's notes on a chilean earthquake in 1822. This is a link to some of the comments I heard on NPR (believe there is more ... but this is all that a quick search brought up)
http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/05/chilean-earthquake-charles-darwin-and-the-beauty-of-human-mind/ >From what I remember about the interview, geologists are quick to claim Darwin >as their own, just as biologists are. Darwin noted how the water did not flow >back into the tidal zone, hence he speculated that the earth rose a few feet, >and perhaps this was how the Andes were formed. I like the comments at the end >to the effect that there are lots of things that can be learned by thinking >about observations that lesser minds also observe but then dismiss. ========================== John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ==================================================================== Religion without science is blind; science without religion is lame - A. Einstein ==================================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Esterson" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 8, 2010 1:44:26 AM Subject: Re:[tips] Is Darwin getting special treatment? I wrote: >It would be of interest to know why geologists are discussing this currently. Obviously this is to do with the recent major earthquake near Concepcion, but I meant, what is it about Darwin's theory that they are discussing? -- other than the obvious (and understandable) fact that his theory about the formation of the Andes was wrong, as he knew nothing about plate tectonics. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [email protected] http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=1130 or send a blank email to leave-1130-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1132 or send a blank email to leave-1132-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
