Monday, April 2, 2007
Faith and my book
My book "2001: A Space Odyssey" really makes me think and wonder about my faith and what I believe in a way that I have never done before. This book starts introducing how humans evolved from apes to the humans we are today all the way to the future. In the beginning the author introduces a character that is in between the stage of human and ape. It makes me sympathize and actually put myself in the position of this character that according to my faith never existed. I don't believe in evolution but this book, whether you like it or not, opens your mind and helps you wonder if these types of people really existed before us. It makes an argument for evolution by creating situations that we can relate too. My faith in creation, even though it isn't really passionate, has to be put aside when I read this book so I can really get into it. I thinks its a good way to get readers to open their mind and think differently whether its about their faith or their values or whatever they have an opinion of.
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well, that's a really interesting take. i'm glad you are able to keep an open mind for the sake of getting into the book. my question is, why do so many people have trouble reconciling belief in god and the notion of evolution? that was never really clear to me. what do you think? how do you explain the rift between the two schools of thought?
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