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Standouts

So this will probably be on here twice, because, silly me, I forgot to log in before I posted. Ugh. At any rate, what I typically like to do for my Monday posts is think back to our most recent discussion and talk about the things that stand out the most in my memory. This week, I can only think of two things: the phrase "descent with modification" and the computer model. I liked the visual the model gave me to attach to my mental image of the concepts being described. The phrase probably stuck with me due to the repetition and emphasis on the concept.  Nothing else, however, really pops into my head. I grew up learning that evolution was the truth, and I learned about it in my classes. I love biology, but I'm looking forward more to the philosophical side of all this, rather than the scientific. Now, I'm not saying the two can't coexist. Philosophy in science is where new theories and ideas come from, and our class does a pretty good job of combining the two, I think. I love our discussions, btw. Just saying :] Anyways... thoughts on the coexistance of philosophy and science? Maybe? or is that too much of a random tangent?

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