Why is there a "Darwin Day"? Ever wonder about that one?
Some would say, "Obviously because Darwin was a great scientist!"
Really?
So why isn't there a Newton Day? Or an Einstein Day? As a scientist, Darwin could neither polish nor carry the shoes of a great many scientists before and after his day.
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Here are a few of my thoughts on the matter (inspired by a friend's comments):
In my humble opinion it all goes back to Dawkins' infamous remark that "Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled Atheist."
As a "scientist", Darwin and Darwin alone has attained the rank of Secular Saint. By rendering unnecessary the pillars of support for a Ultimate Designer (i.e., God), Darwin became established as THE man who eliminated God from biology.
Do not, as do most people, underestimate the significance of that. It is an achievement of vast theological proportions that exceeds by light years the by-comparison-puny works of Einstein or Newton or any other measly scientist.
Darwinism is the most accessible "scientific" theory ever proposed. The stupidest person can understand the basic story: "Life reproduces and mistakes often creep into the process. Some mistakes are 'good'. When enough 'good' mistakes accumulate you get a new species. After enough time, you get every complicated living thing ALL descended from one simple living organism at the start."
You may note that God is not needed for this process - not at all. Ergo, anyone or anything (like the Bible) claiming that there is a need for God is wrong. You can be drunk, stoned or stupid and still understand this "very logical, very scientific" conclusion. And it fulfills the intellectual need to "explain" something that was once unexplainable.
Furthermore, when you absorb this epic revelation, you feel that you have attained the highest level of intellectuality and of "advanced science". This gives you an air of superiority, far superior to the ignorant religious quacks that still have a need for God in order to explain the same things as Darwinism does.
WOW - Darwin is indeed greater than all scientists before and after combined!
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.
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That, in a brief nutshell, is why there is a Darwin Day and why so many celebrate it. Needless to say, it would be silly to expect for any of them to admit to this. They'll just keep harping the same religious mantras while feeling 'superior' to the rest of us.
Jorge
Some would say, "Obviously because Darwin was a great scientist!"
Really?
So why isn't there a Newton Day? Or an Einstein Day? As a scientist, Darwin could neither polish nor carry the shoes of a great many scientists before and after his day.
.
.
.
Here are a few of my thoughts on the matter (inspired by a friend's comments):
In my humble opinion it all goes back to Dawkins' infamous remark that "Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled Atheist."
As a "scientist", Darwin and Darwin alone has attained the rank of Secular Saint. By rendering unnecessary the pillars of support for a Ultimate Designer (i.e., God), Darwin became established as THE man who eliminated God from biology.
Do not, as do most people, underestimate the significance of that. It is an achievement of vast theological proportions that exceeds by light years the by-comparison-puny works of Einstein or Newton or any other measly scientist.
Darwinism is the most accessible "scientific" theory ever proposed. The stupidest person can understand the basic story: "Life reproduces and mistakes often creep into the process. Some mistakes are 'good'. When enough 'good' mistakes accumulate you get a new species. After enough time, you get every complicated living thing ALL descended from one simple living organism at the start."
You may note that God is not needed for this process - not at all. Ergo, anyone or anything (like the Bible) claiming that there is a need for God is wrong. You can be drunk, stoned or stupid and still understand this "very logical, very scientific" conclusion. And it fulfills the intellectual need to "explain" something that was once unexplainable.
Furthermore, when you absorb this epic revelation, you feel that you have attained the highest level of intellectuality and of "advanced science". This gives you an air of superiority, far superior to the ignorant religious quacks that still have a need for God in order to explain the same things as Darwinism does.
WOW - Darwin is indeed greater than all scientists before and after combined!
.
.
.
That, in a brief nutshell, is why there is a Darwin Day and why so many celebrate it. Needless to say, it would be silly to expect for any of them to admit to this. They'll just keep harping the same religious mantras while feeling 'superior' to the rest of us.
Jorge
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