[Hac-announce] [Huumanists-mem] [Hidisc] Holy day today

[David E Schafer]

Thanks, Gordon.

David
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  From: Gordon Gamm 
  To: Philip Regal ; David E Schafer 
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  Spinoza was born on this day in 1632.
  Happy Birthday to you, Spinoza.  Another reason for a Humanist celebration.
  Gordon Gamm
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  From: "Philip Regal" <regal001 at umn.edu>
  To: "David E Schafer" <deschafer at comcast.net>
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  <hac-announce at cthumanist.org>; <HUUmanists-mem at uua.org>; "Humanist Institute 
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  Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [Huumanists-mem] [Hidisc] Holy day today


  > Amen and hallelujah!
  >
  > Phil
  >
  > David E Schafer wrote:
  >> Remember that today is a holy day to Humanists, Unitarian
  >> Universalists, and all others who hold sacred our rapidly increasing
  >> knowledge of our own precious human nature, and especially its
  >> relation to the rest of the universe.  One hundred fifty years ago
  >> today, on November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin opened the gates of heaven
  >> with his publication of "On the Origin of Species by Natural
  >> Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for
  >> Life," and suddenly a great light shone down upon us all.  Our
  >> understanding of ourselves has grown rapidly ever since, is growing
  >> today, and will continue to grow forever.  Humanity will never be the
  >> same again.
  >>
  >> David Schafer
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