Science & Reason: too curious?

Science & Reason: too curious? Would it be wise, or at least prudent, to put limits on how much we aspire to know? What would be the implications of your choice?

            In beginning this article I began by typing the “origins of life” into a Google search engine, and the result was over 13 million responses in about 20 seconds.  I believe this shows that there is still a great deal of people who are fascinated about the way human life began on this planet.  The theories I learned in this class range from divine origin, Darwinism, to alien encounters.

            In divine origin, it states that God created Earth out of nothing in seven days.  The Darwinism theory says that humans have evolved over time, and led to the sudden evolution of modern man with a transition from primitive to modern times missing.  The alien encounter is basically saying that humans evolved from some type of extraterrestrial encounter.

I had never given much thought about any of these until I was forced to do so, as a result of this assignment.  I knew that I was born in 1980, and never really thought much about where it all began.  I recall going to church and learning about the ways that Earth was created by God, hearing the stories of Adam and Eve, and being told that when we die we would be accepted into heaven if we welcomed God into our lives and obeyed Him.  In this type of an upbringing I never had a reason to question where I came from, or how humans evolved over time.

I believe that each person should be responsible for setting their own individual limitations on how much they want to know and research.  If someone wants to research the theories of evolution in an attempt to satisfy their curiosity, then that should be based on their beliefs.  I have never been fascinated by any of these theories, but find it interesting to learn about the possibilities of them all.

I personally was brought up with Christian values and beliefs, and have never given much thought about other theories of evolution.  I think a person could go too far in attempting to research these theories, and become so enveloped in them that they lose the purpose of their own life.  I am comfortable with the knowledge that I was born in the year 1980, and live my life from that point forward.  That is not to say that I don’t appreciate learning about the history of mankind, Earth, religion, and all the events that have led us to where we are today.  I think all of this factors in to determining who we are as a culture, and who we are as a nation of people.  I don’t have any way of knowing the amount of time that I will be granted life on this Earth, and strive to spend it living the best way that I know how.  I have dedicated my adult life to a career in public service and helping other people.  I am satisfied with the fact that I have contributed to maintain the “unwritten law” which has been a part of each theory in the evolution of life.

Divine Origin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_origin
Evolution (Darwinism) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwinism
Alien Encounter - http://www.alienencounters.com/

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" – Edmund Burke

Justin Cooksey