"But I own that I cannot see as plainly as others do, and I should wish to do, evidence of design and beneficence on all sides of us. There seems to me too much misery in the world. I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created that a cat should play with mice." -- Charles Darwin, Letter to Asa Gray
Friday, October 26, 2007
Just Had to Pull This Up from One of Those Florida Websites
Editor's Note: You quite reasonably ask, "How you got the time to waste on this?" The answer is I've been sick in bed for most of the week -- went in on Wednesday; that was a mistake -- and this beats thinking, which general description of web conduct the majority of replies to my USF post amply illustrate
October 25th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Sir Michael:
Keep on keepin’ on. You prick the conscience of the young, and that’s a good thing. Great professors, born before the blog bloated cyberspace but devilish enough to use it to ignite a dash of Socratic intercourse, are to be commended. More should have the gall, or daring. The snit of USF vs. USF is amusing, especially to a Florida Gator, thank you, class of ‘63.