The Argument Of Evolution Or Creation?

As we have learned in class and as we still see now in the modern world, the topic of evolution vs creationism has been one of much dispute. To many, there is only one side; you either believe in God or in Science, you either believe that Adam and Eve are our ancestors or you believe that through the years and the changes in the world we have evolved from apes. Whichever side you find yourself on there will always be someone that disagrees with you and is willing to tell you why you are wrong.

We’ve all heard of the argument. Creationism, the idea that God created all the species as they appear today, versus Evolutionism, the idea that all life evolved from simple bacteria to all the species that appear today, is a familiar controversy. Ever since Darwin first published the Theory of Evolution in his controversial 1859 book The Origin of Species, the debate has raged between religion and science.

Evolution simply talks about “the origin of life through natural processes” (Lamoureux). From a true scientist’s view, it is preposterous to even think of letting creationism venture into the science world and become one with the community due to the insurmountable evidence at hand. Not everything, however, is at ease of access to the public, making it mildly difficult to gather information to write or type a paper, unless the person is a professional. Creationists on the other hand think that due to the “scientific” information they have believe that they deserve the right to collaborate with public schools which is completely reasonable. Creationism very simply states that “the world was made by a creator”. Evolution is about the evidence that is on hand and can be observed by any of the senses while creationism is not really concerned with why or how the world was created but more along the lines of the “fact” that the world came along from creation and nothing else

Rather, I have merely stopped worrying about the great debate of Evolution vs. Creationism. I find this debate to be pointless because very little can be gained from it. Two disadvantages to an effective debate on this particular topic is having a lack of conclusive scientific evidence to resolve the issue and having a lack of open-mindedness on the part of both groups. We are still very limited to the historical records and understandings of the universe; therefore, it makes it extremely difficult for both sides to get an advantage over the other. It is obvious that evolutionists and creationists have a lot of differences, but they do share something in common: they both have a tendency to oversimplify their justification of the process of how life

One of the most contentious issues with evolution vs. creationism or intelligent design is the assumption that one’s personal beliefs cannot be compatible with science. “Today science and religion are more often felt to be in conflict rather than in harmony” and it is often believed that acceptance of one is a complete rejection of the other (Phy-Olsen, 2010). This either/or mentality can be damaging to those coming from religious backgrounds such as: Christian, Muslim, or Jewish, especially when evolution has become synonymous with atheism. But like the film and our textbook have expressed, evolution can be compatible with various religious groups (Stearns & Hoekstra, 2005). Of course, not everything in an individual’s religious beliefs will

"Religious opponents of evolution began cloaking religious beliefs in scientific sounding language and then mandating that schools teach the resulting 'creation science' or 'scientific creationism' as an alternative to evolution." (P. 21) For these religious opponents of evolution, trying to argue by using language as a mask for their religious beliefs is a smart tactic to try. However, religion often has no science to it. This leads to the question of why are these religious opponents trying to create arguments to mask their religious beliefs in scientific language and why are they so threatened by the teaching of evolution. Evolution teaches that organisms gained their functioning and complexity through a process of steps to get there. Most

Despite the fact that evolution has unsurmountable evidence and years of research behind it, there is still a startling amount of people who are “non-believers” in evolution. So much so that there are entire communities of skeptics who devote their time to disproving evolution. One such group is the Institute for Creation Research, which among other things, owns a “creationist museum” and encourages individuals to start “creation clubs”. One of the foremost scientist of the group Dr.Henry Morris makes his case in his article titled “The Scientific Case Against Evolution”

Robert, a dedicated atheist, challenged Mitch, a Christian co-worker, to a creation-evolution debate. Mitch said he didn’t want to debate but he would be glad to have lunch with Robert. Now, at the restaurant, they sit at a small corner table. Robert immediately gives Mitch what he considers evidence for molecules-to-humankind evolution. Mitch decides to consider what Robert is saying instead of arguing. He asks, “What makes you think this is true?” Robert enthusiastically answers with a rationalization to support his “evidence.” Mitch says, “You probably have a reason for believing that this supports your proposition. Would you mind explaining your reasoning to me?” Mitch continually probes. He’s looking for something of substance. He’s looking

Why do people believe in evolution? Perhaps the most common reason would be that it

Evolutionism vs Creationism has been one of the largest ongoing debates ever since Charles Darwin threw his theory on the table. So far, neither argument has enough evidence to be proven, yet we still teach one as fact in public education.

First let us look at how you view your life when you believe in evolution. According to evolution there was nothing. Then there was an explosion, and that explosion created life. A glob of goo turned into sea life, and after millions of years came man. This type of past does not make you

When one embraces evolution, he takes a different mythical perspective from a. first is in the aspect of coincidence and secondly on time factor.

Many learn about Evolution in science or philosophy. Evolution and Creation are both huge beliefs, and they both have origins. An origin is how the two beliefs came to being. Creation originated from the Bible, so most christians are creationists.

I became a Christian at the age of 14, partly as a result of being taught evolution in public school. Learning about evolution made me very unsettled. I reasoned that if evolution were true, then my life was a result of a series of random accidents and therefore my life had no purpose. I heard a clear gospel presentation and trusted Christ as my savior as a freshman in high school. Since that time, I have had an avid interest in the scientific evidence that proves the biblical creation account true and evolution false.

When thinking about the origin of life, there are two main points one can come to, Intelligent Design or Natural Process (Ken Ham, 2008). “According to the former view, supernatural intervention was essential for the creation of life; according to the latter, living organisms could form spontaneously—for example, from the mud of the Nile” (Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006). Creation can be defined as the original bringing into existence of the universe by God (“Creation”, n.d.). Intelligent design can be defined as “certain features” (Ken Ham, 2008). Intelligent Design can also be explained by finding features of the earth and explaining them by an intelligent cause ("Intelligent Design", n.d.). Creationism usually starts with religious