For this assignment, you are required to read the assigned article, “15 Answers to Creationist
Nonsense”, and watch the film, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life. From those two resources, you will
write an approximately 1500 word (double-spaced, 12 pt font) reaction and critical analysis paper. In the
first 1-2 paragraphs, please summarize and synthesize the film and reading, and for the remainder of the
paper, please provide your reflections and critical analysis. These can include personal views or opinions,
and should be written in first person.
Please address the following questions within your paper (incorporate either explicitly or implicitly into
the essay and not as point form):
What is your understanding of evolution?
Did you have any misconceptions regarding evolution prior to reading the article and watching the
film? If so, what were they?
From your understanding to this point, how do the views of creationism and evolution differ? What
are the differing ideas based on? Why are these ideas still controversial?
What was your reaction after reading the article? Provide some specific examples from the article.
Can science and religion coexist to explain the world’s biodiversity? Explain your opinion.