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Mutant, v. 2, issue 2, May 1948
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IN WHICH RADELL NELSON AND HIS PTERODACTYL ARE DEVOURED BY BEN SINGER AND CHARLES DARWIN by Ben Singer You say, Radell, that Charles Darwin was "a religious man." I agree with you on one point -- he was a religious boy. Later, as he matured and began to reason, he spoke to Lyell with contempt of that "corporate animal, the Clergy." Speaking of why he gave up Christianity, he said: "It is not supported by the evidence." It is herewith admitted that the ending of "The Origin of Species" did give hope to the priests. "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one...." BUT five years after this was published, Darwin said in a letter to Hooker (29 Mar 1863): "But I have long regretted that I truckled to public opinion, and used the Pentateuchal term of creation, by which I really meant 'appeared' by some wholly unknown process." --Live and letter, v.2, p.202-3. During Darwin's time, Atheists were held in disdain to a greater degree than now. And at that time it was dangerous to think in the manner you wished to think, and to speak in a likewise manner. So Darwin said to Buchner, ("Force and Matter") the German Atheist, concerning the existance of god: "I am with you in the thought, but I should prefer the word Agnostic to the word Atheist." Agnosticism is very close to Atheism -- were he living today, Darwin would undoubtedly use the word "Atheist" in describing himself. In re Tyrannosaurs -- I would say he just couldn't find enough food to feed his "47 feet of solid reptilian might." And why would your "wonderful power," "God," create this animal, knowing he was going to die off? Also concerning our friend god, why did he make the poor pterodactyl grow such small, useless wings? "They were an awful bother to him. Always underfoot and catching on things, but too small and rudimentary to do him any good." But you yourself proved Darwin's beliefs in your article. In stating that the tyrannosaurus was 47 feet in length, you presupposed that he ate a lot in order to maintain himself. But he died off, and the only reason that can be assumed is a food shortage. So he didn't adapt himself to the environment--therefore he was not the fittest. But the pterodactyl did adapt himself to his environment by growing wings, which enabled him eventually to fly. Therefore he proved himself the fittest. Any objections? You say "The tyrannosaurus died off, without a predecessor." Well, well! Would you explain yourself more clearly--or was that just a slip of the fingers? You want me to "come right out and say it. It was GOD." If you wish. It was god--that created all the earthquakes--they tied in with his Design of Things; it was god--that killed the millions and millions of little, innocent babies; ti was god--that gave the world the heavenly blessings of leprosy, tuberculosis, bubonic plague, diptheria, etc. It was god--that saw to it that animals had to kill themselves off for food. I could go on and on for days just reciting the blessings of god, Radell. But I think you know them all. After reading your refutation, I come to the conclusion that your first paragraph should read: "My shield is my sword and faith is my logic." -END- 6
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IN WHICH RADELL NELSON AND HIS PTERODACTYL ARE DEVOURED BY BEN SINGER AND CHARLES DARWIN by Ben Singer You say, Radell, that Charles Darwin was "a religious man." I agree with you on one point -- he was a religious boy. Later, as he matured and began to reason, he spoke to Lyell with contempt of that "corporate animal, the Clergy." Speaking of why he gave up Christianity, he said: "It is not supported by the evidence." It is herewith admitted that the ending of "The Origin of Species" did give hope to the priests. "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one...." BUT five years after this was published, Darwin said in a letter to Hooker (29 Mar 1863): "But I have long regretted that I truckled to public opinion, and used the Pentateuchal term of creation, by which I really meant 'appeared' by some wholly unknown process." --Live and letter, v.2, p.202-3. During Darwin's time, Atheists were held in disdain to a greater degree than now. And at that time it was dangerous to think in the manner you wished to think, and to speak in a likewise manner. So Darwin said to Buchner, ("Force and Matter") the German Atheist, concerning the existance of god: "I am with you in the thought, but I should prefer the word Agnostic to the word Atheist." Agnosticism is very close to Atheism -- were he living today, Darwin would undoubtedly use the word "Atheist" in describing himself. In re Tyrannosaurs -- I would say he just couldn't find enough food to feed his "47 feet of solid reptilian might." And why would your "wonderful power," "God," create this animal, knowing he was going to die off? Also concerning our friend god, why did he make the poor pterodactyl grow such small, useless wings? "They were an awful bother to him. Always underfoot and catching on things, but too small and rudimentary to do him any good." But you yourself proved Darwin's beliefs in your article. In stating that the tyrannosaurus was 47 feet in length, you presupposed that he ate a lot in order to maintain himself. But he died off, and the only reason that can be assumed is a food shortage. So he didn't adapt himself to the environment--therefore he was not the fittest. But the pterodactyl did adapt himself to his environment by growing wings, which enabled him eventually to fly. Therefore he proved himself the fittest. Any objections? You say "The tyrannosaurus died off, without a predecessor." Well, well! Would you explain yourself more clearly--or was that just a slip of the fingers? You want me to "come right out and say it. It was GOD." If you wish. It was god--that created all the earthquakes--they tied in with his Design of Things; it was god--that killed the millions and millions of little, innocent babies; ti was god--that gave the world the heavenly blessings of leprosy, tuberculosis, bubonic plague, diptheria, etc. It was god--that saw to it that animals had to kill themselves off for food. I could go on and on for days just reciting the blessings of god, Radell. But I think you know them all. After reading your refutation, I come to the conclusion that your first paragraph should read: "My shield is my sword and faith is my logic." -END- 6
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