Evolution Can Be Scary, Important And Intimidating

Converse over Evolution BIO 4984-001, Dr. Liu Jacob Garver The topic of evolution can be scary, important and intimidating. This was definitely the case for me, as I interviewed my grandmother. When discussing who I intended on interviewing, I immediately thought of my grandma. I wanted to hear her thoughts on the subject as well as her misconceptions. By having a great pre-existing and open relationship, I knew I could count on her for an unbiased and â€Å"real† conversation. My 65 year old grandma grew up in a religious and devout Christian family with a history of conservative beliefs. She has been in the insurance business for over thirty years and has tremendous experience talking with farmers regarding crop/farm insurance. She often†¦show more content†¦To my surprise, she stated that evolution contradicted religion and that one could not be a Christian and also believe in evolution. After hearing her entire opinion, I began my rebuttal. I stated that evolution, in easy terms, described a change in an anim al/plant over a long period of time. I also wanted to clear up the misconception regarding the ape to human evolution. I stated that humans and apes merely share a common ancestor, but did NOT evolve into one another. Knowing that religion is a large part of her life, I also wanted to touch on the God/evolution controversy. I began by stating that evolution is not a means to prove an origin of life, but a change of an organism over time. This surprised her! This statement caused her to rethink everything she had already told me. I told her that religion, specifically Christianity, would say that organisms were created as is and that no change occurs. Evolution, however, is defined by a slow/progressive change in an organism over time. From here, I moved onto the second topic. This topic encompassed the evidences of evolution. I was extremely interested in hearing her account of this topic! By merely proposing the question about evidences of evolution, I could tell she was puzzled. M y grandma admitted that she had absolutely no previous knowledge of this topic. Ironically, we had just previously discussed a certain bird while drinking coffee earlier that morning while on vacation in