This Takes Believing In Evolution

I do believe in evolution. I don't have any doubts that it happened and continues through today and into tomorrow though I realize Darwin didn't have it down pat.

Went to a lecture last night. It was awesome. Besides the fact that I found a parking lot that only charges $5 for parking anytime after 2pm until 11pm, the lecture itself got me thinking.

Dr. Spencer Wells was at the Franklin Institute. He was talking about the Genographic Project. What is the Genographic Project you may ask. I didn't know either until last night. It's a worldwide scientific project which provides anyone who wants to participate and lots of indigenous peoples a mapping of where their ancestors have roamed throughout the Earth based on our DNA. I'm not about to try and explain it. I don't have that kind of knowledge about it. I just know that it's freaking cool. And I am going to get my DNA tested.

Here's a link to check out what I'm talking about... this is so neat...
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/

We are all one gigantic family. We all share common ancestors. After this lecture I started looking around at the people I deal with every day and the people who live in the public eye. We're all the same ultimately. And I think that's a beautiful thing. We're all also very different, slight mutations in everyone's DNA is what assures us of this. On average, I believe, the PhD said we each have about 50 of these mutations that makes us different from our parents, which leads to eventual changes on down the line. That is so cool and beautiful. Our diversity is nothing but little boo-boos in our DNA. And from other sources it's been said that much of our differences come from our body's adaptation to climate. Again... so neat.