On this day in 1809. Charles Darwin was born. His life's work gave us the essential foundation principle of all biology. Or, as the great scientist Theodosius Dobzhansky put it, "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." And yet, over 200 years after Darwin's birth, a significant number of people can't accept reality and his scientific conclusions which have been supported by steadily growing mounds of evidence. There was a time when I tried to reason with people like that and bring them to the evidence-based conclusions that science provides. But there is something in human nature that means that certain individuals will stubbornly reject reality in favor of their own fables. So today I will simply celebrate the remarkable mind that pulled together disparate observations to give us the foundation of biological science. Happy birthday Charles, and thanks.
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