painting by Werner HorvathHappy Birthday Charlie!
I love this guy. Yeah, I tend to think his ideas about evolution were at least leaning in the right direction, but it's not just that basic agreement that makes me like the guy. Look at all the shit that this guy stirred up. I mean if you want to talk about about a rebel, Charlie's your guy. Just a little book and a few lectures among Britain's intellectual elite and this fellow set people to arguing for decades (Feb 7 =200 years) and the fire is still going strong. Come on! Wouldn't you like to come up with a simple little thought that would create a bubbling pot of shit that would still be causing book burnings and really fun to watch school board meetings long after you've departed from this world?
The Pius vs. the Atheistic Scientist, ahh, now that's a match. Okay, I know it's not that simple to most people, but you've got to admit that a lot of people who have never read anything by Darwin, nor really understand his real position on evolution have very strong opinions on this. Actually, he has caused just the right amount frustration and animosity and chaos which let people on both sides get angry and vent in all kinds of ways, from ugly to comical, yet he hasn't sparked any wars that I know of. We can probably be thankful that he didn't claim any divinity 'cause that might have pushed it over in to the war zone. But, Charlie, I'd like to believe that somehow, somewhere you're smiling about the whole fuss.
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