From the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/opinion/sunday/god-darwin-and-my-college-biology-class.html?_r=0

I like what this article opens up. It's too short and one-sided to do much of anything other than saying that science dismantles certain fundamentalist and calcified religious beliefs, but it doesn't explore larger questions about reconciling science and spiritual beliefs. Although I agree with the author, I don't really like this kind of piece because it simply makes me feel like the author is bullying the believers. I recently explained to a group of students from Norther Kentucky U, a few of whom were evangelicals and creationists, that while I don't agree with their perspectives, I wouldn't try to convince them otherwise because I respect their freedom to believe what they want as long as their beliefs don't lead them to taking actions that are repressive or violent. At the same time, I guess it must be hard for a bio teacher to reconcile what he's teaching with some of those beliefs and perhaps "the talk" is necessary. I wonder though, why are these people in his class at all if what he teaches is at odds with their beliefs?

Can't seem to get the mythic and archetypal views out of my head. This is a good thing.

I'm also reading Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks. Great post-apocalypse dystopia full of mythic themes including heroes, zombies, mutants, good and evil, monsters, poisoned elements, fairy creatures, trees that talk, magic powers, and the mission of good to save the few from the total destruction of the world.

Hugs all around.

Douglas