More Information on Evolution

In 1842 Charles Darwin penned his first sketch of what became On the Origin of Species.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-H-Stafursky/1093523837 Richard H. Stafursky

What would Darwin say about the evolution of minerals? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=evolution-of-minerals
What would Darwin say about Earth being the Water Planet? And, about NASA imaging not a single faceted crystal on Mars or any other other-world-bodies yet Earth has had a parallel evolution of crystals caused by life also on Earth and on a par with the evolution of life. The natural landscape of Earth? Why, Earth is the Evolution Planet!

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According to Gould to have evolution you have to have daughter cases from which nature can select. It doesn’t apply to everything and one wonders if there are daughter cases of minerals.

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Feb 12 is also the birthday of Edward Forbes who also published in 1859

Upcoming Dawin Day Events

New Orleans, LA Darwin Day Proclamation
New Orleans is not just a place for Mardi Gras and the Saints; it’s a place where secular values are being honored by the local government.
Albany, NY Darwin Day Proclamation
Albany joins a growing list of municipalities, including cities, states, and Canadian Provinces that have officially recognized the birthday of the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin.
Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MN Darwin Day Proclamations
Minnesota Atheists president, August Berkshire, drafted a Darwin Day Proclamation which was signed by Saint Paul Mayor, Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak.
Cincinnati, KY Darwin Day Proclamation
The Free Inquiry Group of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Inc. (FIG) is pleased to announce that the Honorable Mark Mallory, Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, has proclaimed February 12, 2008 as “DARWIN DAY.”