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For starters I feel like Lincoln has been taking over the spotlight.  Comparing him with Obama and Darwin has now kind of made me sick of hearing about Lincoln.  Throughout our two discussions I really haven't had any amazing thoughts.  I definitely had fun figuring out if mammals or dinosaurs were better then one another and match.com trying to make the world pretty.  Now I'm just trying to understand Darwin and the Origin of the Species in my own words.  As I was reading I have focused on his tone and the different stories he uses about plants and animals.  All I keep thinking is where are the stories about humans?  Why did Darwin have to hide behind plants and pigeons?  I know he could and probably would have been shunned considering the time but I also feel like Darwin was unsure about some topics.  At the beginning of every chapter he states some questions and then he'll keep playing safe by saying well I don't have all the answers but from my data this is my theory.  I can see that he leaves his theories open to be proven wrong or added to but I feel that Darwin wasn't very confidant about some of his ideas.  And if he wasn't confidant why should I believe his theory?  I think I'm finally starting to step out of my comfort zone of rules that have been taught to me in school and questioning them.