I grew up a in a very orthodox form of Christianity, where we simply ridiculed the idea of evolution. We had extensive 'arguments' and thought games we would play to convince ourselves that it just couldn't possibly work in some seemingly random fashion as described God just wouldn't work that way...duh... Anyone who believed in that nonsense is just being deceived by the devil to get them to turn away from God and his magnificence.
To avoid turning this into an unintended treatise on theology and cults, as I proceeded through my education (one of my degree's is in theology actually...which is where I realized what whack jobs these cult leaders were and left) I realized that there was a lot more to the discussion than the far over-simplified arguments I had grown up hearing repeated so often I simply accepted them without real examination.
Moving from committed cult level Christian to Agnostic with a Theology degree over a few years was interesting, and has led me to have an approach where I wanted to prove whatever I could to myself, from then on.
In graduate school, I would make my classmates with engineering degrees a little crazy when I might have needed to ask that extra question about the Stochastic Calculus I needed to understand better than I did, as one of very few Turbo Poets trying to keep up with the Quant Jocks. But once I understood, the world opened up.
Needing to understand it beyond the superficial has served me well in audio as well as in business and life...and I've tried to avoid becoming too cynical along the way. That said...the truth is, there is a lot of total bullshit out there... Everywhere.
Evolution is not bullshit...it's not shaky science...at least not IMNSHO...
I would just encourage you to do the same with evolution as you hopefully do with audio...really try to understand it...not just understand your side of the argument better.
Holy crap, I'm exhausted after all that sharing...
I hope this is taken in the spirit intended...not meant to seem like I am preaching (?) to anyone.
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@Thomas savage said...these can get ugly quick, and if I've jumped the shark, just let me know. Wouldn't be the first time...