Today's discussion was fantastic. It really touched on a subject which I am intensely interested in. Like I mentioned during class, the parallel between religion and human evolution is strange, to say the least. For one, human evolution directly invalidates the possibility of an "Adam and Eve" type of human progression. These theories cannot coexist. With regard to Notes From The Underground, I think the author is spot on with his description of older adults becoming a burden. While that sounds harsh and cruel to say as a fellow human myself, it is not exactly false when you remove yourself and your emotions from the equation. Social Security and Medicare are slowly sneaking up on our generation and will be a complete nightmare when it becomes our turn to pay for it. Due to the "Baby Boom" Era of the 50's, we will be responsible for paying for a significantly greater number of patients than ever before. With the passing of Obamacare, we will have even more weighing us down which we will have to pay for. Back to the discussion of religion, does anyone else find it strange that it was founded to explain concepts too abstract to understand, yet even now, when science proves a great deal of its foundation false, we choose to remain its followers? I would love to discuss this in greater detail. Perhaps it will come up again in the book.
Ryan Pearson
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