On 10/6/09 9:50 AM, Gene wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:34:02 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

chief vatican astronomer has little use for the ignorant superstition
of creationism:

http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articl...d-scientist/1/


He'll probably suffer the fate of his predecessor:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...on-debate.html

These guys haven't figured out their job isn't to be scientists, but
to be PR folks at the will and pleasure of their "Holy Father."

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, on the other hand, still faces
fierce resistance in some circles, ......

Using Charles Darwin's understanding of evolution to discuss modern
science is a lot like trying to explain electricity in the way
Benjamin Franklin understood it.


Darwin's theories, not surprisingly, have evolved and have been combined
and broadened. Here's a good place to start:

Evolution: The Modern Synthesis, by Julian Huxley.

Your analogy, by the way, is spot-on.





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