[EricH]

Originally Posted by Dave McLaughlin

Did bobwolf1 just get his post removed/banned?

Yes. Having seen it, it needed it. Next step on that would have probably been an invocation of Godwin.



I happen to not believe in Mr. Darwin's theory (please note that it is still a THEORY, not a law, last time I checked) as a whole, but on the micro scale (similar species), it is rather accurate. And, I can understand choosing his name for a field, as every schoolkid will at least have some basic "hey, maybe I remember something about him, didn't he have a beagle?*" knowledge.

But, if that field name were changed, may I suggest Gregor Mendel? Very, very respected botanist. (And, as I recall, a monk.)



Just to stir the pot: If you really want to have a rivalry field, name one of the subdivisions Leibniz, and pair it with Newton. Calculus Division will never be the same.

*Random guessing as to how much an average non-sciency schoolkid may remember--Darwin did sail on H.M.S. Beagle.