Has anyone read On the Origin of Species? I decided to read it, and I'm just starting chapter 4: natural selection. Pretty good so far. I've been told that (even though outdated) it contains extremely good evidence for evolution since the whole book is basically a proof of the theory assuming no prior knowledge, and not making any unwarranted assumptions.
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| No, and I don't plan on it. | 4 | 20.00% | |
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Have you read On the Origin of Species?
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I just read it because I like Charles Darwin. I'm not overly into biology.
I've had it in my iBooks library for almost 2 years. Still haven't gotten to it. #Lazy
"Sisters, you know only the north; I have traveled in the south lands. There are churches there, believe me, that cut their children too, as the people of Bolvangar did--not in the same way, but just as horribly. They cut their sexual organs, yes, both boys and girls; they cut them with knives so that they shan't feel. That is what the Church does, and every church is the same: control, destroy, obliterate every good feeling. So if a war comes, and the Church is on one side of it, we must be on the other, no matter what strange allies we find ourselves bound to."
-Ruta Skadi, The Subtle Knife 
No, I have not read Darwin's Origin of Species. Nor have I read Newton's Principia. Both are founding documents of modern science. I would undoubtedly be interested in reading both after I retire and have nothing better to do. But I have no time to read them now because the science they pioneered is the real crux of the issue, and the science, being actually fact based, is both capable of outgrowing them, and have indeed far grown them.
Why is this so? Because unlike Christianity, science if a field in which genuine improvement is possible, and not blocked by the fantasy of the received sn unerring word. Origin of Species offers a initial explanation of how evolution could be true. But unlike the bible, the fundamental truth in origin of species is based on facts. Therefore the entire field of evolutionary science stands with or without Darwin's words. This is why truly dim witted christian insults to education like Alter2Ego betrays the depth of their idiocy when they attack evolution by trying moronically to quote Origin of Species. 
Agreed. Its definitely not essential for anyone to read it, I'm just reading it because it's historically significant and because, I've heard, it contains excellent evidence for the theory of evolution, even in the modern context.
Ahahaha... I'm the only one (currently) who never plans to read it
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Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
I've read it, but only in stages, so I could probably do with reading it again front to back.
Honestly? I've read quite a few books on the subjects of religion and evoloution, The Bible included and have a very good grasp of both but I never really took the time to read this one which really is the most important. Kind of an embarrasing thing to admit.
Maybe I can download it onto my kindle.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die."
- Abdul Alhazred.
May as well, it is free.
For a book that was written over 150 years ago, it really is incredibly readable and not too heavy at all.
I really enjoyed it and would recommend anyone interested in evolution to give it a go, it isn't too long and it gives a great insight into the man and the birth of the theory of evolution. The ideas within still hold true and are very relevant even today |
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