“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men” (Psalm 11:3, 4 KJV).

This past Feb. 12 marked 20 years since Ithaca began a community-wide celebration of the birthday of Charles Darwin, who was born on that day in 1809. For the past ...