"Light of Evolution" by Theodosius Dobzhansky
To celebrate Darwin Day, Feb 12th, 2015, I offer the words of Dobzhansky, who was a central figure in the modern evolutionary synthesis with his 1937 book, "Genetics and the Origin of Species". Dobzhansky was also a deeply religious man who believed that God had a hand in the process of evolution, a view I don't share, but try to understand.
Dobzhansky cites Teilhard de Chardin, who was a biologist, a theistic evolutionist, and a controversial figure who described evolution as cosmic attainment of perfection, a concept I also strongly disagree with.
This is an excerpt from the original work:
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Mar., 1973), pp. 125-129.
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I also want to offer my condolences and wish for healing to the families of the victims of the recent Chapel Hill shootings. Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were senselessly murdered. If you want to try to do some good in the world, consider donating to the Foundation Beyond Belief drive to fund Deah's charity, which will bring dental care to refugees in Syria.
https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/ch...
