Monkeys in Pants

Today is a perfect time to reflect on the discoveries of Charles Darwin: it's his birthday.

Darwin changed the world by realizing that the gradual slope of natural selection is the process through which all things furry, scaly and otherwise adapt and grow… or whither and die. Magic thinking or “intelligent design” is out of the question: it is not science, and it is not true.

Sadly, as with those who think net neutrality is bad, the idea of some Pink Unicorn Designer is not only still alive, it is spreading. Wired has taken the high road and published two important articles so that this issue does not get swept away or forgotten: The Crusade Against Evolution and On Darwin’s Birthday, Dover Still Isn’t Over.

It is now 2008, and while we would like to believe in a world that is full of smart, open-minded people, it turns out that many of us are still just monkeys in pants. Need more evidence? The Catholic church has brought back indulgences.

Inside, I'm screaming.