Darwin was actually kind of a jerk

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Was it hubris that led him to not read Mendel's paper? Did he think that if he didn't figure it out, no one else could, either?

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/02/0208gregor-mendel-reads-paper

Monks are perfectly capable of good, reasoned science. There are places where religion and science can't intersect, but a friar can absolutely be a reliable botanist. Both sides of the divide would be well served if they remembered that they can work together on many things.