tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4313728775167928641..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-84962164720949533742017-02-09T10:07:08.788-06:002017-02-09T10:07:08.788-06:00Can you tell I'm blushing?Can you tell I'm blushing?Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76990629714235701272017-02-09T00:56:37.883-06:002017-02-09T00:56:37.883-06:00I told a couple of reading group friends about you...I told a couple of reading group friends about you reading this. They were impressed! Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-29838346605585573852017-02-08T10:02:49.208-06:002017-02-08T10:02:49.208-06:00I feel the need to do whatever I can - little thou...I feel the need to do whatever I can - little though it may be - to support science and the scientific method of reasoning. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-28174102519188756722017-02-08T00:39:51.247-06:002017-02-08T00:39:51.247-06:00Oh my, I bet it feels good to have read this! When...Oh my, I bet it feels good to have read this! When you said that in light of the anti-science push back lately "it seemed to me that the best response was to actually read it" I felt vindicated in my decision this week that reading and writing about books is my resistance and demonstration to the way things are going. Actually it has been for a long time and it is clear that my work is not done:)Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-67636180034060037022017-02-07T18:12:32.496-06:002017-02-07T18:12:32.496-06:00I admit I might have skimmed rather rapidly over s...I admit I might have skimmed rather rapidly over some sections, but it feels good to finally be able to tick that box on my reading list. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-59522299091723538222017-02-07T17:53:28.795-06:002017-02-07T17:53:28.795-06:00Well done for persevering. It was on my reading li...Well done for persevering. It was on my reading list at school and at uni. I don't think I ever got to the end! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68875715497924235712017-02-07T15:52:22.620-06:002017-02-07T15:52:22.620-06:00I've read some of your reviews of scientific b...I've read some of your reviews of scientific books. I think you would appreciate it, but I won't sugarcoat it: It is a tough read. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-36985758396450714802017-02-07T15:33:28.258-06:002017-02-07T15:33:28.258-06:00I'm glad you got to read it. It has never cros...I'm glad you got to read it. It has never crossed my mind to read it as in general I am afraid of classics, but maybe someday I will...Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com