Evolution and other stuff
I promised to write about it a long time ago, so here it is:
EVOLUTION! I have always been quite comfortable with the idea that the species mutate and a long time ago humans were monkeys and that dinosours lived happily until the climate changed drastically, so they all died and we find their bones now all over the world etc. Honestly I never really questioned it, as it all makes perfect sense for me and it’s been proved by science so many times.
Now this is totally not true for Ghanaians. In some schools they don’t even teach this at the biology or similar class. According to them all is created by God, of course.
For me it’s one of the biggest findings on what difference it makes the environment that you are brought up in. I think it would be quite hard to find an European, who wouldn’t believe in evolution. And even if he didn’t he would have a very different explanation to it than “God”. Whereas here you cannot find a person who WOULD believe it. Not even those who are not that religious.
I don’t know why I find it so surprising, but I’m determined to find a person, who believes in evolution:p Saulius suggested I should check the prison:))
I’m getting close though:p Habib, AIESEC director for Africa region, who’s Cameroonian was here last week. He thinks there are flawds in the theory, but in general he believes it:) One step forward;)
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On a more practical note:
A little more than two weeks are left until Lithuanian invasion, I have my sister, my cousin and her friend visiting:) Ghana has never seen so many Lithuanians on it’s ground at the same time!:) I’m very excited about it;) And nervous as organizing something logistically has never been my strength. But people say that after two invasions of Lithuanians (my parents are coming in January!!!:)), I could be openning my travel agency: “Ghana for obrunies”:) If you’re traveling by, please use my services;)
EVOLUTION! I have always been quite comfortable with the idea that the species mutate and a long time ago humans were monkeys and that dinosours lived happily until the climate changed drastically, so they all died and we find their bones now all over the world etc. Honestly I never really questioned it, as it all makes perfect sense for me and it’s been proved by science so many times.
Now this is totally not true for Ghanaians. In some schools they don’t even teach this at the biology or similar class. According to them all is created by God, of course.
For me it’s one of the biggest findings on what difference it makes the environment that you are brought up in. I think it would be quite hard to find an European, who wouldn’t believe in evolution. And even if he didn’t he would have a very different explanation to it than “God”. Whereas here you cannot find a person who WOULD believe it. Not even those who are not that religious.
I don’t know why I find it so surprising, but I’m determined to find a person, who believes in evolution:p Saulius suggested I should check the prison:))
I’m getting close though:p Habib, AIESEC director for Africa region, who’s Cameroonian was here last week. He thinks there are flawds in the theory, but in general he believes it:) One step forward;)
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On a more practical note:
A little more than two weeks are left until Lithuanian invasion, I have my sister, my cousin and her friend visiting:) Ghana has never seen so many Lithuanians on it’s ground at the same time!:) I’m very excited about it;) And nervous as organizing something logistically has never been my strength. But people say that after two invasions of Lithuanians (my parents are coming in January!!!:)), I could be openning my travel agency: “Ghana for obrunies”:) If you’re traveling by, please use my services;)

2 Comments:
Hey!
I propose to add "Ghana for obrunies, Lithuania for obibinies" in the name of your future travel agency:) because, you never know...
Hey Dalia!!! how are things with you!!I really like reading yr blog ! Take care
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