Before anyone comes for me, I grew up southern baptist – went to a private christian school & was homeschooled for a few years. The extent of my “science” education when it came to evolution & the origin of the universe was “if we came from monkeys why do monkeys still exist?” and “look at this galaxy that’s shaped like a cross, isn’t god amazing!!” I’m an atheist now and would like to have some sort of understanding of how our world came to be, but trying to figure it out as an adult with no real foundation has been incredibly difficult, and none of it’s making sense. I also know I’m asking a lot as all 3 of those subjects are pretty extensive, so if you know any good videos or books I’d love some recommendations!
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You should read Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, who was himself was devoutly Christian. It is not hard to read, and is basically him saying, “i cant help but notice…” as he was going from island to island and seeing different breeds of the same bird, then he explains how:
1. Species compete within themselves for resources, and those with beneficial deviations that aid in gathering resources mean those individuals live linger and have more offspring than ones that have hindering deviations. (he studied birds and their size/beaks/food sources)
2. More offspring eventually means that the ‘beneficial deviation’ becomes the norm and the process continues.
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