“Given sufficient time, the non-random survival of hereditary entities will generate complexity, diversity, beauty, and an illusion of design so persuasive that it is almost impossible to distinguish from deliberate intelligent design.”
It’s hard to believe that it’s 150 years since Charles Darwin published “The Origin of Species” – almost older than public schooling is in Australia – and yet the debate still rages in some religious schools [Age Newspaper Article titled “At the Crossroads” 25/2/08].
Victoria is, I’m informed, the only state in Australia where it’s not compulsory to teach Darwin’s theory of evolution – believe it or not!
The Guardian Newspaper has a site well worth visiting: Darwin Bicentenary.
