If it's true, it stands

In my welcome post I talked a little about my own journey with evolution. I'm going to talk a little about one of the steps in the journey. What's a blog without a bit of navel-gazing?

University
When I came to university, I knew that I wanted to study geology. Being fascinated with dinosaurs since I was a kid, a paleontologist advised me to go into geology first and then take a masters in paleo (I got stuck in geology on the way though...awesome science!).

I had been working out in my head ideas of creation and evolution, without too much research. I drifted into different perspectives. Everything I had seen so far convinced me that the world was old at least, but whether or not evolution existed was still a question. A small voice did give me this logical test:

A: With God, all things are possible.
B: Evolution is a 'thing'.

Therefore, with A and B being true, evolution is possible.

If It's True...
I decided to face the questions head on...I had a mantra: If it's true, it stands. Silly sounding yes, but it was my guiding mantra for every question. I had to look at it with an open mind, and decide for myself whether or not it was true. And then, at the end of my first year, going through evolution and the age of the earth, I found that both my science and my faith had withstood my test of truth. But I couldn't really explain it to anyone.

Sharing What I've Learnt
Some time around then, a friend of the family suggested that I write about it. Write what? I wondered. That's when I started my rather casual researching of the issue. And now, a blog. I'm hoping that the blog will help me pursue my research further.

Frequently I found a fantastic book or reference, and upon reading it, I would think "Aha! Here's the answer. I can rest easy now." And I'd proceed to do nothing, just smug in the thought that the answer was there, there was such rich wisdom if only someone would go out and look for it.

But now it's time for me to bring some of that wisdom out, to point some of it out, to share what I've been blessed to learn with others.

Sorry it's taken so long.