The Atheist Mama

>False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.
~Charles Darwin

Is there an event celebrating Darwin Day near you?

Yesterday I went to the monthly HCCO meeting (the first monthly meeting I had been to) and Dr. Susan Fisher, of the OSU Department of Entomology, was the guest speaker. She gave an excellent presentation on Darwin, his works and his life. It was a great meeting, and there were probably over 35 people present. Lots of good conversation and there was even dinosaur cake. :-)

I also learned that Mayor Robert L. McPherson of Reynoldsburg, Ohio issued an official proclamation proclaiming (can I use those two words together?) today as Darwin Day after receiving a letter from the President of the HCCO. Wooo Hooo!! Great job all around!!

Today in Columbus, Eric Rothschild (the lead ACLU attorney in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial) will be speaking on “An Inside Look at the Dover Intelligent Design Case and What it Means for Ohio.” This will be at Tifereth Israel. Tammy Kitzmiller, the lead plantiff, will be there too.

Also, Rob Boston from AU will be speaking at the 1st UU Church of Columbus.

This has been cancelled due to a blizzard in DC!

Unfortunatly, I don’t think I’ll be able to attend any of the above events, but I’m going to try to “pop-in” to hear a bit of what Rothschild has to say.

So sit down to a “Phylum Feast” tonight and celebrate the work of Charles Darwin!
If you are interested in more ideas, the Agnostic Mom has a couple of great posts on Darwin Day activities.