"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Monday, September 21, 2020
When I drop dead, my instructions are to throw my corpse in the garbage and be done with it.
At the court, her casket will be positioned under the portico at the top of the building’s front steps to allow for public viewing outdoors. She will then lie in state inside the National Statuary Hall in the Capitol.
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