Darwin was actually kind of a jerk
Feb. 8th, 2010 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holly_evolvingWas 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.
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.