I am writing in response to the letter by Chaka Allen on Apr. 4. This may come off a little harsh, but sometimes people’s beliefs can cloud their ability to be objective.

I’m not discounting the fact that the Bible (as other religious texts) is somewhat accurate. But on the other hand, I’m not saying that the Bible is totally accurate. Yes, some historical events may have happened, but some stuff is hard to buy. I will attempt to clear the air on some of the things you discussed.

Big Bang: The earth was probably created by a higher force other than ourselves. But we don’t know for sure, so we can’t say one way or the other.

Evolution: Again, we don’t know, but I’m willing to call it a coincidence (the creation of life). But after that, I’m willing to say that evolution is due to the need to adapt in order to survive. I can deal with the fact that humans descended from primates. The fossil record is not totally complete, but it makes more sense than the “poof and it was there” theory.

So, what I’m trying to say is that evolution, creation, etc. are due to more than just pure luck. Evolution, in my opinion, is due to the need to survive. In other words, animals found that their food was mostly in the water, so they eventually developed traits that better enabled them to obtain food.

Religion sometimes takes away from people’s ability to be objective. When you can be objective, you then have the ability to form an objective opinion.

Patrick Barry

Junior

Anthropology