Pralaya Payodhi Jale........

Among the tons of trees and ink (and electrons) being spent to mark the 200th birthday of Darwin, I found this interesting nugget... that Hindus and Buddhists are the most accepting of evolutionary science, with an impressive 80% likelihood. Here is the full article.

Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan

I often wonder about the progression in the Dashavatara, which roughly traces the progression of species from the acquatic to the amphibious to the land-based, to half-man-half-animal and finally to humankind. What a great way to teach evolution....

(From the Left - Doorkeeper Matshya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vaman, Parashurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna, Kalki and Doorkeepers)