Shubin and Religion

Whenever I hear about paleontologists and archaeologists, my mind always seems to go towards Jurassic Park. But, reading the first chapter of the book completely changes my ideas. I mean, the focus of the whole first chapter is to find this link between "Everything" and "Everything with limbs." And when Shubin and his group finally do find the transition animal at the end of the chapter, the excitement isn't there.

More or less, the excitement was there, but it was all about the connection it posed. The excitement about Tiktaalik wasnt about finding it, it was about what it showed.

Personally, as a Catholic, I've been brought up to believe that God is the creator of all things. And growing up in general, there's the conflict of evolution and religion. But, I love the idea of evolution as much as I love the idea of no evolution. So far, I'm definitely enjoying the concrete details Shubin is presenting, and just the book in general.