Evolution vs. Creationism

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People are always arguing over which theory is true, evolution or creationism. The theory of evolution has a lot to do with natural selection. Natural selection is when the individual with the best traits survives, and passes on their good traits to their offspring. Those offspring create more individuals with those strong traits, and eventually all of the species will have those strong traits. This means that if this cycle is carried on long enough, it will result in changes in a population, eventually resulting in a new species. Darwin thinks all life forms have descended from a common species in ancient times.
Creationism believes that all creatures and life forms were created in their current state. Creationism believes that God created the earth and everything on it, the animals, the mountains, the oceans, the plants, and the people. It says that God created the creatures to “fulfill their place in existence”. In other words, God created creatures to only do the job needed. He didn’t create creatures for no reason; every creature has a meaning on the earth. Also, God changes animals according to what they need over time. So, if a creature needed to swim to survive better, God just changed that creature so it could swim. Creationism follows exactly what the bible says.
I personally support the theory of evolution. “In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment” (Cha...

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