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lastlib

(27,884 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 08:19 AM Feb 12

HAPPY DARWIN DAY!!



Today we celebrate the birthday anniversary of the man who brought us the grand theory of evolution, a cornerstone of scientific thought. Charles Darwin was born Feb. 12, 1809 (a birthdate shared with Abraham Lincoln). His seminal work, The Origin of Species, sparked a great divide between science and religion, and the debate still rages today, as some religious believers still refuse to acknowledge the modern body of knowledge that underpins the evolutionary idea Darwin gave us. So today, celebrate the man who gave us the tool to undo the shackles of religion-enforced ignorance, and embrace the enlightening idea of a dynamic world.
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HAPPY DARWIN DAY!! (Original Post) lastlib Feb 12 OP
Kick SheltieLover Feb 12 #1
I was lucky enough oberle Feb 12 #2
COOL! lastlib Feb 12 #3
Lucky you malaise Feb 12 #4
I went a while back. Girard442 Feb 12 #5
How marvelous! I'm jealous! Solly Mack Feb 12 #7
... Solly Mack Feb 12 #6

oberle

(327 posts)
2. I was lucky enough
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 08:33 AM
Feb 12

to go to the Galapagos in January, and go to the Charles Darwin Research Center.

Girard442

(6,848 posts)
5. I went a while back.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:11 AM
Feb 12

It's a complete oxymoron to say it was something of a religious experience, but y'know...

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