He is talking about all organic beings descending from some primordial ancestor. This is most emphatically not simple micro-evolution with the mystical species-barrier required by creationists.
I am not trying to claim that I believe that Creationists, Evolutionists, or those that believe in ID are wholly right or wholly wrong. There are both extremists and moderates in all of these and the many other beliefs. I felt it important, however, to point out a part of Darwin's writing that many "Darwinists" choose to ignore, just as you pointed out a part that many evolution-acknowledging "Creationists" ignore. Since the original topic was churches celebrating Darwin's birthday, I thought I'd share an interesting book related on the topic. Perhaps I should have split my original post into two separate posts.
Thank you for chiming in and explaining the correct use of "macroevolution." I did use the term in a poor way to distinguish Darwin's studies from the extreme view of some. Darwin's studies dealt more with the evolution of a species like what is observed from a selective-breeding or "natural selection" standpoint, for which there is (now) fossil record, rather than the evolution of one species into an entirely different species, for which there is no fossil record. I had hoped that by hyphonating the term I could get away with using artistic liberties with a legitimate scientific term. Perhaps doing so was a poor choice of words.
I'm glad to see in these comments that a large number of./ readers believe that science and faith do not have to be at odds. There is a book called "The Science of God" by Gerald Schroeder, a physicist by trade, which argues this point. The author uses the writings of promenent scientists, theologians, and the Bible to show why he believes that science and religion form a duality. It's a good read, no matter which "camp" you're from.
Something that this book has led me to look into is the writings of Darwin, specifically "The Origin of the Species." The following two excerpts come from Darwin's closing remarks in "The Origin of the Species."
"Authors of the highest eminence seem to be fully satisfied with the view that each species has been independently created. To my mind it accords better with what we know of the laws impressed on matter by the Creator, that the production and extinction of the past and present inhabitants of the world should have been due to secondary causes, like those determining the birth and death of the individual."
"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved."
In both cases, notice that Darwin himself noted the possibility of a Creator, some higher force that set the world in motion. Evolution as it is often thought of today is macro-evolution, something that Darwin never spoke of and something that, judging by his own writings, Darwin did not seem to believe. If anything, evidence points to Darwin being the first observer of what we now call "intelligent design." That is my just opinion on the matter based on my observations from the writing.
Despite popular belief, Windows != PC either. PC = "Personal Computer." So, a Mac is a PC. So is my linux-based laptop. Why do people insist upon saying "PC or Mac?"
Is anyone else getting in a weird loop of web pages when they try to download? When I click the download link, it takes me to the OSX information page. I can't seem to get the actual download.
I'm going through this right now. My church website has been down for a month while we struggle w/ the jokers who took the money and didn't renew the domain.
I switched to Ubuntu in their last release because it was the first Linux distribution to ever run smoothly out of the box on my laptop. I had previously been running Gentoo because I could install it without an installer freeze-up (due to their being no real installer yet). I've been thrilled with Ubuntu (converted many friends, as a matter of fact) and decided to update to Hoary so that I could run Gnome 2.10. One of the features they're boasting better Laptop support, but that's not been my experience. Under Warty, I had power management and cpu scaling, under Hoary I don't. I'm very disappointed.
Can someone please post how to update GPG key preferences to make SHA256 my preferred hasing algorithm? I know I've done it before, but I just can't figure out the preference string this time. Thank you.
Have you tried installing Solaris on x86 hardware? Good luck finding hardware that works. Maybe with an open-source version more drivers will be written, but right now Linux has the advantage on hardware compatibility over Solaris (and BSD).
I sure hope they can get several of the more annoying 1.0PR bugs out before the big release or else the big 1.0 publicity could end up being a bad thing for their increasing market share.
Ok, so they throw around numbers like 40% and 80% but make no reference to how they came up with those numbers. I'll make one up of my own, 20% of all machines sold with Windows end up with downloaded copies on Linux on them. I don't know if it's true, but judging from the article I don't have to give evidence as to where the number came from.
As a user of both the WWW and Planetlab I can say that they are totally unrelated. The WWW is a source for finding/exchanging existing data. Planetlab is a testbed for new networking/computing technologies. Planetlab produces data, the WWW distributes data.
I'm still looking for a free/cheap host for these servers. I can sync bookmarks and calendar via webdav from a free/cheap web host, but I can't find anyone that provides ldap, so the only way I can sync my contacts between home and work is to run my own ldap server. Does anyone know of a place providing ldap/open exchange services to the public?
Since installing SP2 I can not longer send to or receive from my phone via IR. I'm also no longer able to sync over bluetooth b/c it messed w/ the widcomm bluetooth software, but I think I've found a fix for that...we'll see.
Try Fusemail. They offer an imap and webmail interface for something like $4 quarterly and they can pull your e-mail from your yahoo account and others.
I couldn't be happier that I chose to buy that service plan on my laptop. My laptop turned out to be a lemon and I ended up with a much better laptop a year later with 2 more years on my service plan, plus more mail-in rebates. If I hadn't bought the plan, I'd have a $2000 paperweight, now I have an much better $2000 laptop and I paid just $1400 after my double rebates.
I think you're forgetting the part about actually verifying the authenticity of what they're signing.
Have you read their site? They give you a certificate that validates the e-mail address or server, but not necessarily the person. You must then get in contact with two asurers and present them with the proper documentation to validate your identity. Once you've done that, your certificate is given your name, instead of the default "CAcert User Cert". More information here.
I'm sure the slashdot affect is helping his problems. Not only is he having to close 3000+ weblogs, but his bandwidth is probably being sucked dry by slashdotters right now.
Slashdot Mirror
Thank you for chiming in and explaining the correct use of "macroevolution." I did use the term in a poor way to distinguish Darwin's studies from the extreme view of some. Darwin's studies dealt more with the evolution of a species like what is observed from a selective-breeding or "natural selection" standpoint, for which there is (now) fossil record, rather than the evolution of one species into an entirely different species, for which there is no fossil record. I had hoped that by hyphonating the term I could get away with using artistic liberties with a legitimate scientific term. Perhaps doing so was a poor choice of words.
I'm glad to see in these comments that a large number of ./ readers believe that science and faith do not have to be at odds. There is a book called "The Science of God" by Gerald Schroeder, a physicist by trade, which argues this point. The author uses the writings of promenent scientists, theologians, and the Bible to show why he believes that science and religion form a duality. It's a good read, no matter which "camp" you're from.
Something that this book has led me to look into is the writings of Darwin, specifically "The Origin of the Species." The following two excerpts come from Darwin's closing remarks in "The Origin of the Species."
"Authors of the highest eminence seem to be fully satisfied with the view that each species has been independently created. To my mind it accords better with what we know of the laws impressed on matter by the Creator, that the production and extinction of the past and present inhabitants of the world should have been due to secondary causes, like those determining the birth and death of the individual."
"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved."
In both cases, notice that Darwin himself noted the possibility of a Creator, some higher force that set the world in motion. Evolution as it is often thought of today is macro-evolution, something that Darwin never spoke of and something that, judging by his own writings, Darwin did not seem to believe. If anything, evidence points to Darwin being the first observer of what we now call "intelligent design." That is my just opinion on the matter based on my observations from the writing.
Despite popular belief, Windows != PC either. PC = "Personal Computer." So, a Mac is a PC. So is my linux-based laptop. Why do people insist upon saying "PC or Mac?"
Is anyone else getting in a weird loop of web pages when they try to download? When I click the download link, it takes me to the OSX information page. I can't seem to get the actual download.
I'm going through this right now. My church website has been down for a month while we struggle w/ the jokers who took the money and didn't renew the domain.
I switched to Ubuntu in their last release because it was the first Linux distribution to ever run smoothly out of the box on my laptop. I had previously been running Gentoo because I could install it without an installer freeze-up (due to their being no real installer yet). I've been thrilled with Ubuntu (converted many friends, as a matter of fact) and decided to update to Hoary so that I could run Gnome 2.10. One of the features they're boasting better Laptop support, but that's not been my experience. Under Warty, I had power management and cpu scaling, under Hoary I don't. I'm very disappointed.
A. It's already a cluster
B. In order to be a beowulf cluster, it would need to be built of commodity parts.
Can someone please post how to update GPG key preferences to make SHA256 my preferred hasing algorithm? I know I've done it before, but I just can't figure out the preference string this time. Thank you.
I've used Synergy at work every day for the past 6 months without any of these problems. It's a great solution.
Have you tried installing Solaris on x86 hardware? Good luck finding hardware that works. Maybe with an open-source version more drivers will be written, but right now Linux has the advantage on hardware compatibility over Solaris (and BSD).
So, uh, anybody mirror that picture of Morgan Webb? ;o)
I sure hope they can get several of the more annoying 1.0PR bugs out before the big release or else the big 1.0 publicity could end up being a bad thing for their increasing market share.
Ok, so they throw around numbers like 40% and 80% but make no reference to how they came up with those numbers. I'll make one up of my own, 20% of all machines sold with Windows end up with downloaded copies on Linux on them. I don't know if it's true, but judging from the article I don't have to give evidence as to where the number came from.
As a user of both the WWW and Planetlab I can say that they are totally unrelated. The WWW is a source for finding/exchanging existing data. Planetlab is a testbed for new networking/computing technologies. Planetlab produces data, the WWW distributes data.
I'm still looking for a free/cheap host for these servers. I can sync bookmarks and calendar via webdav from a free/cheap web host, but I can't find anyone that provides ldap, so the only way I can sync my contacts between home and work is to run my own ldap server. Does anyone know of a place providing ldap/open exchange services to the public?
Yeah, I AM confused. When did pontiac every make a car called the Firefox?
Since installing SP2 I can not longer send to or receive from my phone via IR. I'm also no longer able to sync over bluetooth b/c it messed w/ the widcomm bluetooth software, but I think I've found a fix for that...we'll see.
Try Fusemail. They offer an imap and webmail interface for something like $4 quarterly and they can pull your e-mail from your yahoo account and others.
Oh, but he is just a patsy in an elaborate scheme to sell more vitamin juice for old people.
I couldn't be happier that I chose to buy that service plan on my laptop. My laptop turned out to be a lemon and I ended up with a much better laptop a year later with 2 more years on my service plan, plus more mail-in rebates. If I hadn't bought the plan, I'd have a $2000 paperweight, now I have an much better $2000 laptop and I paid just $1400 after my double rebates.
Have you read their site? They give you a certificate that validates the e-mail address or server, but not necessarily the person. You must then get in contact with two asurers and present them with the proper documentation to validate your identity. Once you've done that, your certificate is given your name, instead of the default "CAcert User Cert". More information here.
To my knowledge there is no, or perhaps very limited, support for the WPA standard. Granted, this isn't a tool, but it's security related.
Is it cable card ready? I'm not buying an hdtv tuner for my computer until I can use it w/ cable cards and dump the cable box.
I'm sure the slashdot affect is helping his problems. Not only is he having to close 3000+ weblogs, but his bandwidth is probably being sucked dry by slashdotters right now.