tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post7527955718967760061..comments2024-03-18T09:58:09.828-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Shopping for DarwinLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-43530767406421282252009-02-24T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:15:00.000-05:00Larry, I saw something silly about these things, b...Larry, I saw something silly about these things, but I did not guess that you were making fun of people who worship Charles Darwin. I had no idea what you were doing. Some of us need a little more than a sense of irony to understand this inside joke.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this time, I have serious question. Could you please give me examples of people who you think worship Charles Darwin?James Goetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412501436355228925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-92020365762754928912009-02-22T14:28:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:28:00.000-05:00James Goetz,Do you think that the commercializatio...James Goetz,<BR/><BR/><I>Do you think that the commercialization of Darwin cheapens his accomplishments or does the publicity help the greater good?</I><BR/><BR/>Good question. When my friends and I wear Darwin buttons of have our picture taken with a Darwin doll [<A HREF="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-is-this-man-and-why-is-he-smiling.html" REL="nofollow">Who is this man, and why is he smiling?</A>], we mean this to be sarcastic. In a sense we are mocking the worship of Charles Darwin. (See the "World Tour" T-shirt for a good example.)<BR/><BR/>I think most of the people I hang out with understand this. However, there are large parts of North America that seem to be ironic deficient and they may be getting a very different message. <BR/><BR/>Intelligent Design Creationist fall into this category. <BR/><BR/>The overall effect may not be what I think it is. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter to me personally 'cause I don't modify my life based on the views of IDiots but I can understand why others might object to the pseudo-glorification of Darwin.Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-43961372671953647122009-02-21T14:04:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:04:00.000-05:00Do you think that the commercialization of Darwin ...Do you think that the commercialization of Darwin cheapens his accomplishments or does the publicity help the greater good?James Goetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412501436355228925noreply@blogger.com