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August 22

Hello to all who continue to read. I am very excited about many of the comments being made. I would agree that science is a very powerful tool, even if it can never unequivocally prove all truth. Science leads us to a deeper understanding of the world around us. Ironically a fortune cookie I received the other day stated “Skepticism is the first step toward truth”. That is what this site is all about: taking a skeptical, but scientific look at the process of life and evolution.

I am very excited to write a bit about mutations, however, I must once again travel. I will be presenting some of my research at The American Ornithologist Union in Santa Barbra. (Really birds are not my specialty, but diversity in science is also good.) My research, done with another scientist, is titled “The Taxonomic Significance of Morphological Variation between Butorides striata & Sub-species Butorides s. sundevalli”. I will be speaking on Friday at the convention. Hopefully some of you will be there. I look forward to reading more of your comments. Thanks!

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	♥-ρѓįŋçêśş-♥ wrote: hey i enjoy reading your space too bad you dont add stuff often. Would you mind talking about evolution (if you know about it) and the sciene behind it? Because from what i once knew before i became christian, evolution was IT but not ive read quite a few articles and evolution isnt proved at all as far as i know and its only a theory and its being taught in schools as fact which is scary really. so yeah, thoughts? sarah Aug. 28
	♥-ρѓįŋçêśş-♥ wrote: hey i enjoy reading your space too bad you dont add stuff often. Would you mind talking about evolution (if you know about it) and the sciene behind it? Because from what i once knew before i became christian, evolution was IT but not ive read quite a few articles and evolution isnt proved at all as far as i know and its only a theory and its being taught in schools as fact which is scary really. so yeah, thoughts? sarah Aug. 28
	MoonChild_622 wrote: "I would agree that science is a very powerful tool, even if it can never unequivocally prove all truth. " The role of science is not to unequivocally prove all truth. The role of science is to determine the function of the physical world - not it's 'meaning' or 'origin'. Whether or not you believe that God created what you see - the athiest and the fundamentalist still live in the same world that is subject to observation and an explanation of how it works. (OK, I'll admit it's a stretch to claim they inhabit the same world ;). What is certainly true is that there is a clear line between what can be proven and what must be taken on faith - and if ones faith conflicts with observable fact, how can they choose their faith unaltered without losing their intellectual honesty? Aug. 25
	Thotman wrote: I know a few people with this particular view of life...reading your blogs is very interesting...I think we all search for that which makes sense to us...I remember those days when personal honesty drove my accepatance or not of everything I encountered...your learning is obviously enviable...I imagine your views will evolve with time...mine did, and certainly not the way I supposed they would....enjoyed the read here...will be back Aug. 22

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