"Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) re-introduced the “Darwin Day” resolution on the House floor Wednesday, advancing a proposal to designate British naturalist Charles Darwin’s Feb. 12 birthday as a day of recognition for “the importance of science in the betterment of humanity."
“Charles Darwin is even more than the author of the theory of evolution, as great as that is,” Holt, a "Jeopardy!" champion with a doctoral degree in physics, said in a statement Wednesday. “He represents a way of thinking, a philosophy, a methodology. It was his thirst for knowledge and his scientific approach to discovering new truths that enabled him to develop the theory of evolution. This lesson, about the value of scientific thinking, is almost as valuable as the theory he uncovered.”
“We’re pleased to join Rep. Holt again in support of a Congressional resolution honoring Darwin’s contributions to science and humanity,” Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, said in a statement Wednesday. “Too many people are being influenced by the dangerous creationism and so-called ‘intelligent design’ movements, and it’s time for others in Congress to stand up for true science.”
The resolution, assigned to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, echoes a strong stance against the teaching of creationism in U.S. classrooms in addition to voicing great concern for the consequences of climate change denial." HP
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| Rush Holt, the Quaker Congressman who is advocating Darwin Day for the nation |
“Charles Darwin is even more than the author of the theory of evolution, as great as that is,” Holt, a "Jeopardy!" champion with a doctoral degree in physics, said in a statement Wednesday. “He represents a way of thinking, a philosophy, a methodology. It was his thirst for knowledge and his scientific approach to discovering new truths that enabled him to develop the theory of evolution. This lesson, about the value of scientific thinking, is almost as valuable as the theory he uncovered.”
“We’re pleased to join Rep. Holt again in support of a Congressional resolution honoring Darwin’s contributions to science and humanity,” Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, said in a statement Wednesday. “Too many people are being influenced by the dangerous creationism and so-called ‘intelligent design’ movements, and it’s time for others in Congress to stand up for true science.”
The resolution, assigned to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, echoes a strong stance against the teaching of creationism in U.S. classrooms in addition to voicing great concern for the consequences of climate change denial." HP
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Romans 8:7
So besides Merry Christmas & Happy Easter---Are we are now gonna have Good Darwin Day to ya...?
