How Darwin Stumbled Onto the Famous Beagle Voyage - David Bisno

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/03/Dr_David_Bisno_Toying_with_Trouble

Science historian David Bisno tells the story of how ship captain Robert Fitzroy invited Charles Darwin to join him on a round-the-world voyage. On this voyage, the "undistinguished" 21-year-old Darwin began to devise his evolutionary theory.

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Do scientists have reason for apprehension about how their discoveries could affect our future lives? Are there lessons to be learned from Darwin, Semmelweiss, Szilard and others?

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, Bisno will engage us in a provocative discussion of other scientists who could well be dubbed, like the tormented evolutionist, "a Devil's Chaplain." Bisno has served as an enthusiastic historian of science and a discussion leader for 16 years - The Commonwealth Club of California

David Bisno grew up in University City, earned his B.A. from Harvard College, and then returned to St. Louis for medical school and ophthalmology residency at Washington University. After two years in the Navy in Pensacola teaching ophthalmology to the flight surgeons, he headed for Viet Nam. Bisno enjoyed 20 years of private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. After raising two children in Dixie, he changed his focus and headed north. 1992-94 Bisno earned a Master's Degree in the History of Science between Harvard and Dartmouth Colleges. Bisno is now actively engaged in adult education around the world. He enjoys engaging groups of "silver-haired-scholars" in provocative discussion groups on a myriad of subjects.

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[papacarpenter]

Wow! The circumstances were so incredibly unlikely that obviously God must have played a part. Thus, clearly God WANTS us to believe in Evolution by Natural Selection!!!! Spread the Word to Theists of all stripes :)

[Mr88playmaker]

DNA code is empirical proof that biological life forms are a creative product of information and language. i.e.: Nous / Logos

[Mr88playmaker]

(A) Information is: the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence.

(B) Information exist independent of its medium.

(the same information can be stored in one's mind, expressed verbally, written on paper, typed on a computer etc.)

(C) Code = Language. Language originates in a MIND.

There ore only two types of language known to man: (1) That of human mind origin (2) DNA code.

Information is not matter or energy.

Language is not matter or energy.

[AzeGeoMan]

Who trust in Darwin is monkey))))

[zax808]

interesting to think about for sure. although there was a William ___something around at about the same time who also took a trip to brazil and had an experience quite like darwins. and in turn came out with a natural selection book of his own. would we be worse off if Darwin never went along to brazil. MOST DEFENETLY! but it still wouldnt have been unheard of.

[Quipert]

There were many people that hypothesized the mutability of species well before Darwin and even during his time-- even his own grandfather. There were even a few that hinted at natural selection being the driving force of evolution. The reason Darwin revealed his work to the world after waiting so long was because Alfred Wallace, who developed a very similar theory unattached to Darwin, was about to publish his work. It definitely would have happened. The history behind the theory is very cool.

[joda711]

Will do, Good Buddy! :)

[Krumbz2003]

Imagine if things never went that way... if Darwin never went on that trip?

I wonder how our world would be right now. I wonder how far less we would know about the Theory of Evolution... or even if we would know it at all. Would religious doctrine be that much more prevalent?

Science kicks factual, empirical ass.

[ImperiusRex]

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