Digging up the past

On Friday I came across a great article on the dig going on in the Nazi death camp Sobibor. (You can read the article here: http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-archaeologist-digs-nazi-death-camp-184106960.html.) During my last semester in college I had to pick a 400 level tier three course in order to graduate. The kicker was that it had to be outside of my major. So being a history buff and not wanting to stray too far from Anthropology, I chose to take a class on Hitler and Nazi Germany. This is not a topic I had ever studied before. In fact, all I knew was about the extent my high school history class had taught me. Hitler was an evil man from WWII and had sought to eliminate the Jews by mass killings during the Holocaust. That was my knowledge in a nut shell. After taking this course however, my eyes were seriously opened to the atrocities that played out in Germany and other countries Hitler invaded. I now find myself obsessed with learning as much as possible about this time and jump at any opportunity to read up on it. That is one of the reasons I first chose this article, archeology was the second. I worry that, as time goes on, people may begin to forget what happened. The Holocaust and everything that Hitler did, should NEVER be forgotten. I once heard a quote (I have no idea who said it) that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I firmly believe this. We must remember all of the bad that has happened to us as a species. It is a lot of baggage to take on but it is knowledge worth having. Otherwise, we slip into a happy existence where we are blind to what dangers may be coming. The fact that we still have people who are willing to go out and dig for answers, to keep the world public aware of the past, is encouraging. Every once in a while I come across something that I think should be required for people to learn in school. The depth of knowledge I learned in this one course should be delved into during the high school years. Why leave such important information to an optional college course? But then again, I must remember that not everyone enjoys the things I find to be interesting. Sigh*

In other news, Bill Nye "The Science Guy" was in the news today!! Woo Hoo!! I miss this guy...and admit it...the second you read his name you heard the song playing in your head (Bill Nye the science guy, bill, bill, bill...) Yes, I'm a nerd. Get over it. I even have my kids watch his shows which awesomely enough...our local library has available on video. Anyways...I digress.... So Mr. Nye apparently has a video up on youtube about evolution and how ignoring it or saying it didnt happen prevents us from moving forward scientifically. I haven't watched the video but the link to the article is: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/bill-nye-science-guy-hits-evolution-deniers-123047918--abc-news-tech.html. I say, read the article, find the video, watch it and then decide for yourself. I think I am inclined to agree. There would just be far too many gaps in science without the theory of evolution. What do you think?