Today was the first time I truly felt lost in a lecture. Not that I don't make the effort to read up before the lectures, I did, except the professor just had to switch the chapters being covered. So next week's chapter was covered today and this week's chapter will go next week. And I read up for THIS WEEK's chapter. Ouch. So I spent one lecture feeling very lost, one molecular genetics lecture feeling out-of-sync. Does anyone see the irony in this? Because I do, considering I was offered 6 places in 6 different UK universities (of which 5 were unconditional) to do, get this, GENETICS. One module I do NOT want to feel lost in, EVER. I can handle being lost in organic chemistry and biochemistry, perhaps even general physiology, but not genetics. I love genetics (still do, even after this lecture).

Anyway, this means it's time for me to do some reading up later for this particular topic; Genetic Analysis in Neurospora Crassa (see? I even remembered the name of the fungi! Last night I read up on the Genetic Analysis of Eschericia Coli). I have one molecular genetics topic to digest, one biochemistry topic to dissect and digest (What Ramachandran Plot????), and on top of that, I have a book report to do in 3 and a half weeks, of which I've only started reading the book today.

By the way, the book I've chosen is titled Summer For The Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. It's written by Edward J Larson. So far, the book's been rather interesting. For the uninterested, it can be rather dry and I had to re-read what I was reading quite a number of times to digest what was going on. It goes deeper into the whole debacle I know as Science VS Religion. I'm not even halfway through the book but I like what I'm reading.

The first part deals with the development of how evolution and creation came to oppose each other. It's interesting, and at parts I felt disgusted, at how some people tried to link Darwinism with eugenics. That and Darwinism with the German army of the WWII era. And Darwinism with the decline of moral standards (which to the conservatives really mean the rejection of Christian values). I guess it's good to have a stand with regard to this issue. It makes you more interested in the book. I've never hidden the fact that I believe in evolution; yes, I believe that we homo sapiens descended from the apes. You may beg to differ but I believe strongly that we came from the apes. I am every Christian's nightmare when it comes to proselytising considering how I managed to drive half a class of Christians and devout God-believers from other religions up the wall last year when they tried convincing me that evolution's one load of bull when I was trying to tell them God is one load of bull. Lol. So yes, I am reading this book with a vested interest, to actually infiltrate the minds of the 'enemies' so I can better infuriate them the next thing they try to proselytise with something else other than the very-effective "where is the proof" speech.

At least now I know of the Piltdown man and the Java Man. And I'm not even done with Chapter 2!

I need to go now, I've been really busy, my emails are starting to go unanswered because I don't have the time to string together a proper reply (and also blogging requires less thinking and hence, less time). It's time to wash my clothes, take a shower and continue with my reading. And did I mention that Comex the IT show is coming? Hopefully I'll be able to at least order my laptop then.