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I like Darwin’s story as a narrative, non-foundational story. From what I understand, it’s a story that provides a timeframe but shows that there is no set template or goal at the end, that evolution is an ongoing process. Though, I say here that I like the story, even the “non-foundational” part, I was one of the people in Prof. Grobstein’s section on Thursday who confessed that I’m a little uncomfortable with the non-foundational part. According to Darwin, evolution is an ongoing process, mainly based off of chance and accidents in the past as opposed to a process with a plan and purpose. As I said last week, the idea that I’m here by chance is interesting but scary at the same time. I guess you can blame it on my upbringing, I’m not religious but I was raised with religion and the idea that there is a god who has a plan for everyone and that everybody has a destiny. However with the notion of chance and accidents, I’m starting to think that maybe god’s only part was setting the stage rather than setting the stage and being a director. Perhaps that’s how biology and religion come together for me.