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CaliforniaPeggy

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3. He is a monumental figure to all of us science-loving types! It's hard to see him as flawed/human.

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:29 PM

Feb 14

But really, we are ALL human. We have flaws, prejudices, bad attitudes and so on. He was like us in those ways.

It's useful to realize that he was flawed. That he could hate what he studied! He still did brilliant work and we should be able to accept both of those aspects that lived within him. He did not let how he felt get in his way.

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WOW--Charles Darwin was at times so disenchanted with other people, himself, life, the world itself. . . [View all] Stargleamer Feb 14 OP

I just found my kindred spirit. RandySF Feb 14 #1

A brilliant scientist who truly understood life at multiple levels. Intractable Feb 14 #2

He is a monumental figure to all of us science-loving types! It's hard to see him as flawed/human. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 14 #3

Charles Darwin is my Spirt Animal. FalloutShelter Feb 14 #4

He absolutely hated barnacles! canetoad Feb 14 #5

I like barnacles and pretty much anything that doesn't infest me or my house. thought crime Feb 14 #21

Sheepsheads like barnacles and I trust their judgement! dameatball Feb 15 #24

I wonder if he ever tried a chili dog with cole slaw Mysterian Feb 14 #6

Interesting. If you go further down the Bluesky account you cite, there is a reference to the origin of those quotes. xocetaceans Feb 14 #7

Great quote: calimary Feb 14 #14

Nice choice of an excerpt! That whole archive might yield many such interesting turns of phrase in service of sentiment. xocetaceans Feb 15 #22

In short, Darwin had just about enough of HMS Beagle. paleotn Feb 14 #17

i read a book a long time ago mopinko Feb 14 #8

Well, I certainly have days like that... hlthe2b Feb 14 #9

I have failed to realize that UpInArms Feb 14 #10

I am torn between thinking this is funny, incredibly meaningful, or very sad. senseandsensibility Feb 14 #11

Ditto. And so well said. I would not have been able to express KPN Feb 14 #13

That's kind of you to say. senseandsensibility Feb 14 #16

He really realized how stupid people actually are. twodogsbarking Feb 14 #12

As George Carlin said, you take the average guy, you must realise that half the world is stupider than him. Swede Feb 14 #19

Many of those below the bar feel they are smart. That adds to the drama. twodogsbarking Feb 15 #23

Not to worry, Charles We have the movie "Melania" chouchou Feb 14 #15

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Swede Feb 14 #18

Charles Darwin held deep scientific contempt for Louis Agassiz, and Agassiz hated Darwin Brother Buzz Feb 14 #20