Darwin Day is a celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday, the theory of evolution and science in general. This year marks his 210th birthday and 160 years since the publication of The Origin of Species. Those looking to celebrate or learn more about Darwin and evolution will find a wealth of events going on, or if you'd rather not leave the house, try a Darwin Day card with designs generated by simulated evolution.
Recently, an important finding in man's evolution was announced; the so-called Missing Link was confirmed. Australopithecus Sediba fossils were found in 2010 but it took a decade of research and debate for scientists to confirm that this was indeed the missing link that connects man's evolution in an unbroken chain back to primate ancestors.
Not everyone is down with Darwin. The Pew Research Center reports, "In spite of the fact that evolutionary theory is accepted by all but a small number of scientists, it continues to be rejected by many Americans. In fact, about one-in-five U.S. adults reject the basic idea that life on Earth has evolved at all." In Indiana, senator Dennis Kruse introduced a bill that would, among other things, "require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @06:13PM (4 children)
I think if someone could ask a dolphin or chimpanzee (using sign language) if they believe in evolution, and the answer is yes, then it would be proven. The chance of two species coming up with the same wrong theory is too low.
(Score: 3, Touché) by stretch611 on Monday February 11 2019, @06:18PM (3 children)
Racist!!! You know that Dolphins are "differently-abled" and as such are unable to sign.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 3, Funny) by fyngyrz on Monday February 11 2019, @06:36PM (2 children)
Besides. Dolphins are known flippers. You can't trust a flipper.
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You can teach a cat anything
it wants to do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @08:32PM (1 child)
But if you x-ray the flipper you see all the same bones you have in your hand.
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Tuesday February 12 2019, @01:22AM
When a dolphin raises its middle phalanx [wikipedia.org] towards you, it lacks the symbolism that is implied when someone with articulated fingers does it.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P