God or Gorilla

I've never been particularly vocal on this topic, though I am a firm believer in the theory of evolution, as I know it tends to be a rather divisive area of discussion (that, and I don't have many friends who believe in creationism). I do enjoy reading debates, however, since I'm terrible at debating adn it makes me feel smart by hearing others present evidence that supports my viewpoint. I remembered hearing about this trial a few years ago, but I never looked too far into it, which is a shame because as debates go, this was quite an interesting one.

I think the most engaging part of this article was the discussion about Maldonado's life. The way he supplemented the income lost from teaching his son by writing freelance articles was quite inspiring. This reality made his story seem all the more believable, since he was freelancing to support his family, not just for extra money. He believed Darwin not because evolution was "science", but because Darwin gathered evidence for 20 years before presenting the idea. He even wrote in the author's copy of his book a line decrying creationism for that very reason: the lack of evidence. It's always comforting to know that there are people of faith out there that do not follow their holy books to the letter.