Back to Work - Evolution Outlined

1.       What is evolution?

a.       Cultural quarrel

b.      Scientific theory

2.       Science Unifies Evolution and Evolution Unifies Science

a.       The facts

                                                               i.       Takes Time

1.       Geology

2.       Isotopes

                                                             ii.      Visible and measurable

1.       Morphological

2.       Molecular

3.       Evolution is not a threat to Christianity

a.       Does not require atheism

b.      Doesn’t even point to atheism

c.       Fully Compatible with a fruitful Christian Walk

I don’t know about this.  Pretty dry and formulaic. But it’s formulaic because that is how the story has been told over and over again.  It is how you learn about it.  It is how it is taught.  Is there a reason to reinvent the wheel? This is essentially a pared down version of what Richard Dawkins wrote in his excellent book The Greatest Show on Earth. The book however doesn’t come off as dry or boring or in any way off putting.  Dawkins writes as an educator who cares deeply for his subject matter and the public to whom he is writing for. How does he do it? It is a matter of identifying how a teacher writes.