The origin of human race and the issue of human evolution are important points of discussion in the study of Anthropology. The human race needs to know its past for it to be able to understand what its purpose is and which direction it is heading. As individuals, our goals, attitudes, motivations and actions are based on our understanding of who we are. Consequently, the better we know about our past, the more we know about ourselves as individuals. Understanding therefore our origin is like a compass that can help serve as our lighthouse and give us a sense of direction.
Teaching the Theory of Evolution, however, is extremely difficult. Professors at secular universities complain that their students have closed their minds to new learning about the possible origins of the human race. Some universities have even prohibited their professors from teaching the Theory of Evolution inside the classroom.
The 2008-09 Ashby Dialogues will discuss this enduring controversy for purpose of helping clarify this issue. Three events, all free and open to the public, will be held this fall:
1.) Film "One Million Years B.C." and discussion; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24; Room 101 Sullivan Building. The 1966 film, starring Raquel Welch, inaccurately shows humans and dinosaurs living at the same time. It was marketed with the tagline "Travel back through time and space to the edge of man's beginnings ... discover a savage world whose only law was lust!"
2.) Film "Expelled" and discussion; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12; Room 101 Sullivan Building. The 2008 documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," featuring Ben Stein, contends educators and scientists have been persecuted for their belief in intelligent design, an explanation promoted by some as an alternative to evolution.
3.) Discussion of Francisco Ayala's Book "Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion;" 3-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21; Room 310 Eberhart Building. This book by Ayala, a biology professor at the University of California-Irvine, offers a way to reconcile religion and science on the issue of evolution.
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