Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!
February 13th, 2009
Although Darwin’s birthday is on the 12th of February, it is he who has given the greatest of gifts. His theory of natural selection enabled a profound shift in our understanding of the world and its multitude of lifeforms. It is indeed far-reaching, perhaps even beyond his own imagination. And the theory has the benefit of being comprehensible—while the details of evolutionary processes involve incredible complexity, the underlying principle is relatively simple, beautiful even. And so, let’s take a few moments to offer our gratitude to a man who did so much to advance scientific understanding of this magnificent universe.
Happy Birthday, Ash!
Hope you have a wonderful birthday!
Hi Ash, I hope everything’s all right and you’re pursuing other exciting and important things but you’ll return to sacred river soon. There’s need for compass out there.
I’ve added Darwin’s Day to my annual calendar which so far notes the solstices and equinoxes. As my spirituality encompasses more of the concerns of religious naturalism I expect my calendar to become a lot busier!
Peter