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Thus far I have really enjoyed this course, I really enjoy how it unites social sciences/humanities, philosophy and science. I feel like the class is a self exploration of our beliefs and our knowledge, pushing our understanding and believes outside of our comfort zones, to make us re-evaluate what we value and believe in, while at the same time analyzing textual references, but rather than the textual references be the end point it is trampoline that helps us explore new galaxies.  I have really enjoyed how the class doesn’t only focus on the analysis of evolution as a science but also of subjects outside of the realm of science. Honestly, I am not a huge fan of the online discussion; it is simply not my learning style. In general I am not big on online discussions in academic settings, I feel like a lot is left unsaid, I feel like we can and are more prone to dig a deeper hole in classroom discussions in comparison to online conversations. But I am fully aware that this activity might be a better learning style for someone else, so I am glad that the option exists. Collectively, we are learning that there is a lot more outside of evolution as a science than we might have originally thought. We are learning to push outside of our comfort zone and be okay with questioning, I like the idea that we are not exactly learning one exact material, but rather taking and modifying as we individually see fit. We are learning and accepting to blur (or not) the line between the social sciences/humanities and the sciences. Currently the edges of my learning have been stretched out to an unconceivable shape, they have stretched outside of the comfort zone, becoming more accepting and understanding of new ideas, and accepting that I can pick and choose and even make my own from the ideas presented to me. I would really like to see our feelings as a class about the present forms of evolution, and the human involvement in the process. What about this genetic modification? Are we moving in the right direction as a society? Should we be intervening, especially at the level that we have? Or are we just opening the doors for the extinction of our species? To some extent I am still willing to explore, it is a bit like opening the forbidden door, but at the same time I really like the idea of things left unknown, after all ignorance is bliss. But in reality I rather leave things unknown because it leaves the mystery in life, much like children’s naiveté, it makes life interesting, and somewhat light-hearted, and life is too short to make things more complicated than they already are, let’s enjoy the current mystery, why unwrap the present when it packing is just so beautiful.