Re: [asa] Celebrating Darwin's Errors

Heya Bernie,

I think a distinction should be drawn here. I'm not (and I hesitantly
suspect no one else is) saying we should be going, 'Haha, look at what
Darwin was wrong about, what a rube.' I'd see celebrating errors in this
case as specific to the goals and interests of science - to appreciate how
even men and women who advance great ideas can still be wrong, even majorly
wrong. To point out how being wrong on some things doesn't entail being
wrong about all things (or the reverse - how being right on some things
doesn't entail being right about all things.) And to see how metaphysics can
influence or encourage their investigation.

As for turning the tables - I think many Lutherans are more than prepared to
talk about Luther's mistakes, or Calvinists about Calvin's mistakes,
certainly with regards to theology or otherwise. Again, this isn't about
mockery or tearing down those individuals.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com>wrote:

> Celebrating the errors of a historical person seems like a downright rude
> and nasty exercise. Imagine the tables were turned and people wanted to
> celebrate the errors of Calvin, Luther, or any saint you can mention.
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> ...Bernie
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