On Saturday February 13th, Seattle Atheists will join other free-thought groups to celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin, the scientist whose revolutionary work became the foundation of modern biology. Seattle Atheists and its fellow organizations in the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC), including Tacoma Atheists, will come to together to celebrate Darwin, science, humanity and in [...]
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Darwin and Lincoln: Two Peas in a Pod
By Valerie Tarico. Cross-posted from her blog. What did Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin have in common besides their February 12, 1809 birthday? Both men transcended the self-centered thinking so characteristic of our kind, allowing them to see the unity of life in a new way. By self-centered, I don’t mean selfish. I mean our [...]