What is our purpose here? How did we become to be? Many humans ask these questions at some point in their life. The answers are very controversial. Some people say a higher power created the universe and everything in it. That our purpose for living is to serve the power. Others give scientific reasons for our existence such as the Big Bang, that our purpose for living is simply survival. The first theory stated above is known as Creationism. The other is evolution the majority of schools encourage this. But the both of them may not be true. Evolution disproves Creationism as Creationism disproves evolution. Why is one not clearly right and the other clearly false? Lack of hard proof makes Creationism hard to believe, and gaps in the evolution chain makes that hard to believe. Is there no middle ground on these two issues?
To understand the conflict of Creationism and evolution you must first understand Creationism. Creationism is the theory that all life was started by a higher power. Creationists believe the version of creation found in the Bible in the book of Genesis. (1, L. Ross) The story of this higher power creating the universe, galaxies, planets, animals, plants and everything else. The tale of Adam and Eve is part of this theory. Noah and his ark saved all the species that live today from a great flood. The belief that the higher power gave each creature what it needs to survive and reproduce. In this teaching the earth is not over 100,000 years old. So how could evolution be true since evolution requires that earth and other things on earth are much older then that.
Along with understanding Creationism you must understand Evolution. Evolution is the theory of the Big Bang, natural selection and other theories like that. A broad definition of it is "Species change over time.". (1, E. Jeremy) That there are reasons why plants, animals, and everything else is the way it is. Take humans for example, we evolved from primates so that we could survive. It was a slow process making little changes at a time. The big bang is the theory that all matter in the universe was created by a massive explosion. That certain species died out because they were not strong enough and could not change. While others who could change adapted to the environment to survive best.
The arguments that many Young Earth Creationists make for their belief and against evolution are that fossils were created through the great Flood, the literal belief in Genesis, and that radiocarbon dating used in Evolution is too imprecise to prove that the Earth is older than 10,000 years.
Evolution and creationism: two warring beliefs that are constantly looking for an upper hand. With similarities and comparisons that Christianity does not deny, yet evolution quickly repudiates. Where do you stand? In a belief that has so many loose threads, like a puppet that has too many strings, you try to apply it, but the strings become tangled and unusable? Or in a belief that does have proof and undeniable evidence, one that has a promise of everlasting life as apposed to a dark nothingness? A decision must be reached. Whether through further evidence outside this paper, or just through your day to day life, your must know where your beliefs lie. Just know, that if what Christians say is true, and the evidence is overlooked and criticized, you will face something much, much worse than being castigated by those around you.
substantiates the evidence against the existence of God. This creationism counter-argument known as evolution has its roots in our contemporary understanding of a progressive process of natural evolution. This process shaped the nature of all living things beginning with single-cell organisms and ending with highly complex creatures such as humanoids.
The clash between evolutionists and creationists seems to be far from its finale. Both sides come up with potent arguments in favor of their positions. Evolutionists stress the absence of factual evidence in favor of God’s existence, point to fossils as a proof of the evolutionary process, and name the Big Bang as the reason of the universe’s appearance and further development. Creationists, in their turn, stress that there are no intermediate links between species in found fossils, consider complexity and diversity of nature to be an indirect evidence of God’s existence, and refer to the second law of thermodynamics to argue against the Big Bang theory. However, none of the sides seem to see that both points of view can not only co-exist, but be successfully combined. Such a combination could explain everything at once.
All around the world, people believe in different ways as to how the whole universe was created; Creation or Evolution? Creation is the belief that God took seven days to create all the stars, planets, moons, water, plants, and all life on earth. This is a belief that is adopted by Christians all over the world. Evolution is a more scientific approach to the creation of the universe and earth. Evolutionists believe that the universe took millions of years to become what it is today. Not just seven days. They (evolutionists) believe that the whole universe happened from a “God Particle” which imploded on itself creating all the matter in existence. All though things like the Law of conservation of mass, people like Charles Darwin, and the fact
One side of these debates is Creationism, the theory that God created man during the creation of the universe. The second side is Evolution, which is the theory projected by scientists to explain the origin of species. Since both theories can’t be proven either right or wrong, one must decide either religion or science.
The theory of evolution, as set forth by Charles Darwin in 1859, stated that all plant and animal life evolved over long periods of time from simple to more complicated forms through mutation and adaptation. He also taught that only the fittest of each species would survive. He further postulated that the first living cell evolved in a "warm warm little pond" and that it took billions of years for the present diversity of living things to evolve. At the time, it was thought that the few "missing links" in the fossil record would be soon filled.(Darwin, 1927 ). Today, however, there is today a considerable body of scientific evidence that refutes this entire theory.
The thought of evolution is filled with theories, ideas and beliefs. The definition of evolution is rather simple. According to Jerry A. Coyle, evolution is “the change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations (2). Evolution gives rise to diversity when it comes to the hierarchy of life otherwise known as biological organization. Many people find the topic of evolution to be troubling and very confusing. Throughout history churches have preached that evolution is atheistic and a sin if even thought about. Famous scientist, Charles Darwin, is said to really be the first to formulate debated theory of evolution by the means of natural selection. Eventually in the 20th century genetics was compounded with Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution. Even today scientists continue to study different aspects of the theory of evolution.
In the history of science vs. religion there have been no issues more intensely debated than evolution vs. creationism. The issue is passionately debated since the majority of evidence is in favor of evolution, but the creation point of view can never be proved wrong because of religious belief. Human creation breaks down into three simple beliefs; creation theory, naturalistic evolution theory, and theistic evolution theory. The complexities of all three sides create a dilemma for what theory to support among all people, religious and non-religious.
There is a difference between Darwinism and Creationism, one is based on data and the other is based on belief. Darwinism concerns itself as a science, that is explained by scientific methodology. Biological evolution concerns changes in living things during the history of life on earth. It explains that living things share common ancestors and over time evolutionary change gives rise to new species. On the other hand, the ideas of creation science is derived from the conviction of most Abrahemic religions that God created the universe-including humans and other living things-all at once in the relatively recent past. Creationists say that creatures started out as distinct and separate organisms when God created them and they do not believe that organisms change into complete differently and distinct animals through evolution. For example, Creationists do not believe that single-celled organisms evolved into more complex plants and animals, finally evolving into Homo Sapiens. Even though creationism is not a scientific theory, Creationists are using scientific evidence in supporting their argument that Darwinism can not be proven scientifically based on the fact that Darwinism goes against creationism. Besides criticizing evolution, Creationists are seeking scientific evidence of their own, to support the creation account in Genesis.
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth.” The debate of evolution and creationism has been going on for years; more specifically the debate of whether or not evolution should be allowed to be taught in public schools. Creationism is the belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account; rather than by natural processes, such as evolution. On the other hand is evolution; this theory was established in 1859 by a man named Charles Darwin. Evolution is an issue that widely impacts the communities all over the country because evolution being taught in our public schools. Due to how the bible disproves evolution, the problems behind the science, as well as the variance of origins between creation and evolution, goes to show that the theory of evolution should not be readily taught in public schools.
- One can’t consistently believe in both evolution or creation by God since they both have varied points of view. Evolution digs deep into the idea that humans could have started to sprout from bacteria while those that believe that God as the ultimate creator believe that he designed this universe and humans within 7 days. Both of this points can’t
The term “evolution” is commonly misconstrued by many individuals. Society often think of evolution as sort of a sudden alteration of a species, simply assuming that every being, just suddenly transforms into another being, as oppose to a continuing change in the species genetic code, modifying their structure over time. However, there are many individuals who do not believe in evolution, due to the lack of evidence that is presented about its case. There is in fact, quite a substantial amount of evidence supporting the “Theory of Evolution”, people are either just not aware, or rather choose to believe in what they want. Evolution as explained in Jerry A. Coyne’s book, is the elucidation for the history of life on Earth. Life on Earth has constantly evolved over the course of time, appearing much differently than the original species that inhabited it, more than 3.5 billion years ago. (Coyne 3) Evolution explains to us how everything is linked to the plants, animals, and even bacterium that existed far before we came into the world.
The concept of behind evolution is that the universe tries to create more order, and things that are better suited for survival will survive and thrive. Variations of species that are more easily able to adapt are more likely to survive and reproduce thus increasing the population that has the adaptation. Eventually variations of species become species of their own and the cycle continues. Ronald L. Numbers points out that this change from lower order to higher order is also found in the Genesis creation story. First God created the heavens and the earth, then light and dark, then water and land, the sun and moon, vegetation, birds, fish, land animals, and finally humans. The chronological order of creation and the theory behind evolution is one and the same: take something that is not as sophisticated or highly developed, and enhance it to make it more advanced and suitable for survival than it was before.
Creationism is a Bible–based view of human origin that states humans were created in their current form and have not changed, or evolved, throughout the years. However the belief that our species has changed over time to suit our environment is considered evolution. As both sides possess strong evidence for their conclusions, the debate that stemmed many years ago, even before