*edit* or, perhaps a better word is, *disappointment.*
I really felt a connection or something from Mr. Miller's talks. I had been struggling with religion and existance in general for a few years, but these talks seemed to get me on the right track. I copied this quote not out of "Origin" itself, but rather from Mr. Miller's presentation. This is how the quote appears in "Origin:"
"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; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved."
~Charles Darwin
Why would Miller have left that bit out?
*end edit, 15 Mar 2008*

I recently attended two presentations by Kenneth Miller, the lead expert witness for the "Darwinist" side of the Dover trial. He argued against the teaching of intelligent design, and for excellent reasons, and he explained simply how one could be a scientist and practice religion at the same time. They were excellent presentations, and I recommend that, if you ever get the chance to hear him speak, do so. He's a great guy.

Anyway, this quote is the very last sentence in Darwin's "Origin of Species," and it really sums up everything that Professor Miller had to say. I didn't want to put it under photo manipulation, because that part of making this was so simple. I wish there was just a category called "Soul." Not a subcategory of anything else. Just... simple like that. Anyway... Since it is technically a photo manip, I should put in some credits.

Tree: ~after-birth
Paper: ~Pfefferminzchen <--awesome, btw, check this deviant out!
This deviant asks that I credit [link].
Font 1: Olho de Boi: [link]
Font 2: Lilith: [link]