Why are so many people uncomfortable with the idea that many problems don't have a single solution? Give an example of a current controversy in which there are different factions arguing that theirs is the one RIGHT answer and explain why there is in reality no one right answer to the issue.
People like to have the answer, it is human nature. Most do not like the idea of room for uncertainty. Not only is is difficult to explain a person's outlook on something if it is not a proven fact, but it is time consuming, and especially in our world now, quick and easy are the growing trends.
Creationsim vs. Evolution is a big time example of an unresolvable current controversy. Both make valid points, but where this controversy gets tricky is with it's inclusion of Religion. It is a direct hit to the believer's sense of self and egocentrism to believe in one or the other. Evolution is the belief that the world was made by the big bang theory, and that all animals now evolved throughout time. A big believer and theorist in this isCharles Darwin Those who support his theories are known as Darwinists.It is science vs. religion. And almost no one wants to be labeled a non believer in Christ, but what do they do when there is scientific proof of Darwinism? Most people do not chose one. Like me for example. I am a religious person, but i also see how people get sucked into Evolution. I think they both happened, but that is not good enough to some people. It is hard to fit into our minds that all of this could just be, but at the same time, i do think there is an ultimate creator, he just used scientific processes to create. How is that not logical?
The big bang theory, while seemingly legitimate does leave gray areas. It says, in essence ' well this could have happened, but there is no way to tell if that is what happened'. It is hard to give credit to either side, because there is not solid proof. There is the bible, but to have done research on it, it was mass produced in interpreted by many different people, religions, populations, etc. So is it 100% credible?
There are many different points made from both sides. Creationism, and evolution. If the world was full of level headed people, it would be okay to believe in both. but to believe in one, is to be anti-religion, and to believe in the other is to ignore scientific findings. The choice is yours.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
BLOG ASSIGNMENT #3! "Wake up call"
1. Montag says, " We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?" What does Montag consider to be “important” or “real?” When was the last time you were really bothered about something important and real? What was it and what did you do about it?
This topic hit home in a big way with me, and probably really does with many people. Montag is talking about the importance of value, and the value of skills and family and sentiment.
"we need to be really bothered every once in a while"
A wonderful example of this is death. When someone close to you dies, what if the first thing that you think of? Besides sadness, or tragedy (if it was one), is that normally a person will start to question. And question everything from religion, to predestination , the next person to die, and the effects this has had on everyone. And to think of how one person leaving can change your entire world, and how yet on the global, or even national scale, the deceased person is just one more statistic.
For example, in 2007, a dear friend of mine, and many others passed away in a car accident. It was such a tragedy, and at his memorial, all of his friends were there. As i sat towards the back, linked with my best friend, puffy with watery eyes like myself, i just watched. I observed and soaked in every moment, everyone's faces. In this rough crowd of teenage boys, I saw the change, i saw the realization in their faces. Some delinquents, some druggies, some skaters, and most, not so established or fully satisfied with their lives thus far. I watched their faces change, as i felt myself change. It was a wake up call. That life is short, and precious. And i cannot speak for anyone else, but i felt that i now needed to take hold of life, take fun of life and embrace it, because now it was not fair that he could not, when he was a kid who lived life so much. i felt the obligation to live and love life for him now, because he would have lived it to the fullest if he were able to. I felt this was a wake up call. And that it was much needed.
Like what Montag was describing, people tend to become complacent, and take things for granted. So there needed to be something to do that for them. They needed to be snapped out of their trance, and remember what it is really all about.
This topic hit home in a big way with me, and probably really does with many people. Montag is talking about the importance of value, and the value of skills and family and sentiment.
"we need to be really bothered every once in a while"
A wonderful example of this is death. When someone close to you dies, what if the first thing that you think of? Besides sadness, or tragedy (if it was one), is that normally a person will start to question. And question everything from religion, to predestination , the next person to die, and the effects this has had on everyone. And to think of how one person leaving can change your entire world, and how yet on the global, or even national scale, the deceased person is just one more statistic.
For example, in 2007, a dear friend of mine, and many others passed away in a car accident. It was such a tragedy, and at his memorial, all of his friends were there. As i sat towards the back, linked with my best friend, puffy with watery eyes like myself, i just watched. I observed and soaked in every moment, everyone's faces. In this rough crowd of teenage boys, I saw the change, i saw the realization in their faces. Some delinquents, some druggies, some skaters, and most, not so established or fully satisfied with their lives thus far. I watched their faces change, as i felt myself change. It was a wake up call. That life is short, and precious. And i cannot speak for anyone else, but i felt that i now needed to take hold of life, take fun of life and embrace it, because now it was not fair that he could not, when he was a kid who lived life so much. i felt the obligation to live and love life for him now, because he would have lived it to the fullest if he were able to. I felt this was a wake up call. And that it was much needed.
Like what Montag was describing, people tend to become complacent, and take things for granted. So there needed to be something to do that for them. They needed to be snapped out of their trance, and remember what it is really all about.
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