Darwin Day
Darwin Day
is the name used by a set of loosely-associated events whose aim is to acquaint the public with the theory of
natural selection
and its importance to biology. The events are usually organized locally and take place on or about
12 February
, the birthday of
Charles Darwin
(
1809
-
1882
) who provided the first coherent theory of
evolution
by means of natural selection. The first event using the name Darwin Day appears to be one organized by The Humanist Community of
Palo Alto, California
in
1995
. It featured a lecture by
anthropologist
Donald Johanson
on
Darwin and Human Origins
. Starting in 1997, a series of larger events were organized at the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
by members of the biology department. This came about in reaction to the consideration by the
1996
Tennessee
legislature of a bill aimed at restricting the teaching of evolution in the public (state) schools. Some advocates would like to have a public holiday declared for
12 February
2009
. That day will be the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, and the year will also mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's
On the Origin of Species
. While the involved parts of the
scientific community
view the Darwin Day events as educational, and some in the
secular humanist
community view them as a celebration of the advance of
rationality
and
science
, some
creationists
have called them
worship
of Darwin (see
argument from evolution
). An unusual spinoff of the Darwin Day 2005 event in
Birmingham, England
was the creation of the
Origin of Species in Dub
, a celebration of Darwin's masterpiece realized through the medium of
reggae
and
dub music
.
See also
Newtonmas
,
Pi Day
,
Mole Day
,
Square root day
External links
Darwin Day Program site
The Humanist Community Darwin Day page
Darwin Day at the University of Tennessee
D-dayFebruary 12!
from
Answers in Genesis
Happy Darwin Day (but Don't Expect Answers)
from the
Institute for Creation Research
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