We had a guest speaker, Dr. Thomas Kindall, at our church yesterday who talked about evolution versus creationism. I’ve rarely strayed close to the ongoing debate surrounding these topics because I don’t know enough about either to offer much insight. What I do know, however, is that I definitely didn’t originate from monkeys or amoebas. But here are some questions that were tackled yesterday for you to ponder:

1. What is race?

2. Were you able to offer some sort of response to Question Number One?

3. If so, what’s the difference between the words “race” and “ethnicity"?

4. What is melanin?

5. Why is the full title of Charles Darwin’s controversial book not given in the latest edition?

6. Why is evolution accepted as fact today when in scientific terms it remains an unproven theory?

7. Should you care about controversial issues like racism and evolution? Why or why not?

8. Do you think evolution really has anything to do with racism?

9. Does it really matter?

10. Should it matter?

UPDATE: Martin Roth points to a recent radio interview with Francis Collins (head of the Human Genome Project) in Melbourne.

The two most interesting points of this interview:

1. Francis Collins is a Christian.
2. One of the most significant findings from the HGP is that there is only a 0.1% difference in the DNA sequences of people who come from different “races” (ethnic background).