By Staff
There has been some debate lately on whether schools should be teaching evolution or intelligent design in science classes.
I admire those who constantly probe our universe for all the answers on how we came about. I also read with interest the National Geographic articles on the discoveries of ancient bones which may fit into our long line of ancestors.
I thought the skeleton Lucy was so intriguing.
Since I am not really sure what exactly is intelligent design, I went to the web. There were 1,427,011 results containing intelligent design.
You can read theories on many blogs by scientists and nonscientists.
Intelligent design is still far behind evolution, which had 19,433,787 results to my web search.
What I don't understand is why we need to teach a certain way of how the universe was created, when we really don't have the answers.
There are various theories on the beginnings of the universe that can be submitted to the students such as the "Big Bang."
Others may advocate everything was done by plan and design.
We all have our own personal religious beliefs which we can give to our own children, which they most probably will discount as they grow into adults.
But we really won't know until after we are dead. At least I hope we will know then. I have a wish that we will continue to learn new things after death.
One of may classes at my Catholic college was on world religions. Knowledge of other beliefs expand the mind.
The more ideas we can present to our youth the better.
The other morning as the sun was streaming in from the cracks on the sides of my blinds, unfortunately way too early on a Saturday morning, I woke up thinking about our eyelids.
How could something as amazing as our eyelids have come about by chance.
Not only do they protect our eyes from foreign matter which could harm this most precious sense, but they close at night to allow us to rest and are thin enough that the morning light wakes us.
They have actually done studies which advocate babies are better off being be allowed to sleep in the dark, rather than with night lights.
When I was taking photos of gardens for a special section coming up, I marveled at the variety of colors and shapes of flowers and how intricate they are.
Our world is made up of so many miracles each and every day, I would find it hard to not believe in a God who orchestrated our world in all its glory.
Still I find it hard to believe His hand is in every action. Intervention in the form of miracles, I admit, but free will is still there.
I just wish our eyelids weren't quite so thin, especially on those Saturday mornings.