Today is the 200th anniversary of the births of two men who continue to impact the world today.
So what's the difference between Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln?
One freed people from slavery to misguided dogmatism and the other was Charles Darwin.
Clearly the joke can be turned, but it's funny to me either way.
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I know I may be in the minority here, but I feel Darwin was far more influencial than Lincoln, and actually find his leadership in the face of opposition to be an even great example of courage than our 16th President.
I don't have, nor have I ever had, an issue reconciling my faith with the Darwin's thesis of the evolution of species God created. Sure, the "Origin of Species" is not word for word ordained as, say, the Bible is, but God's creation is not enumerated as specific species. Creationism and evolution as a process, are notirreconcialable - just creation and via evolution.
Darwin's ideas were of greater contribution to the world and human understanding of God's glory than Lincoln's were. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the emancipation of the slaves, and it took tremendous braverly and leadership to accomplish this task in the U.S., but it was not a new idea. Agree or disagree, just be cordial.
One another note, celebrating brithdays of dead people is one of the dumbest ideas around. Hey, if so-and-so were allive today, he would 200 years old! Yeah, and if he were alive today they would be considered a freak of nuture and lose pretty much any credibility they once had because they should be dead.
But, as Ricky Bobby once said, "I'm not stupid, I know nobody lives forever, but given advances of modern science and my high level of income, it's not out of the questions that I could live to be 160, maybe 200."
Of course the exception to the "celebrate the birth of dead people" rule would be Jesus, but he was born, died, then rose again, so that doesn't really count - and as he was, is, and continues to be, a pretty exceptional person - I'll let that one slide.
Aw, honey, I was thinking you sounded so nice and intelligent, and then you went off on your "dead people's birthdays" high horse. Now, I hate to use The Coach's blog to beat a dead horse (at least between us), but, as The Coach said, it's the anniversary of their birth, and a chance to take stock of their contributions to society.
Sheesh. And if I want to listen to Beethoven on the anniversary of his birth, I will.
Also, Poe was born in 1809 as well. Quite a year.
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