Wednesday, January 21, 2009

My Nebulous Research Topic

I've been sitting down and pondering about a lot of topics that would be interesting to research. The only problem has been that they are topics, not issues. Finally, I believe that I came up with a combination of the two. The issue/topic that I have in mind is still very broad, but at least I have some ground to put my feet on. Science has always been one of my main interests, and I've always had a firm belief that life (nature, the earth, the ocean, the universe) could not have turned out as perfect as it did without the help of a higher power. There are dozens of types of scientists in this word, but through my perspective, I only pigeonhole them into two categories: those who believe that the supernatural had an influence on life having been led to being the way that it is today, and those who postulate the alternative, being that no force beyond our understanding took a role in the shaping of everything that we're able to witness and study around us today. This could arouse different subtopics/issues, such as the discussion of science in schools (the study of evolution and that most public institutions are anti-creationism, prohibiting instructors to teach about the creation of the universe by an omnipotent being). I know it's a broad topic, but I'm just relieved that I have something to research and think about now. Best of luck to everyone with their research.

2 comments:

  1. what role do you think religion plays in today's college students? how do separate and/or connect what they learn(ed) in science class and what they learn about religion?

    seems like your at the right institution to begin a project like this.

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  2. I think this is a broad, but interesting topic. You might want to look at case laws (if I can remember correctly) and articles on this subject. I know there's an entire group that has a website on teaching of creation.

    Good luck!

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