Creationism
In a typical American high school, Mr. Doe, the science teacher begins his discussion on the theory of evolution. John, a student opposes the idea the humans came from apes and evolved. John believes that men came from God and that man was created in 6 days. Jane hears this and argues against John, "How could anything possibly be created in 6 days? This sort of project would take millions of years!" By using up all 45 minutes of class time discussing creationism and evolution, this is a metaphor to the eternal debate as to the origin of the human species. The question of how man came into existence is one of the great debates of this century. There is not enough evidence to support creationism, yet there is even less to support evolution. The controversy on the origins of life is still hotly debated to this day. The origins of life can be conceived from the theory of evolution or the theory of creationism. The argument is old earth [evolution] versus young earth [creationism] (Seely 2). An astounding 95% of Americans believe in God or a universal spirit, as compared to the 9% who conclude not to have a religion at all (Sheler 2). People have geared towards a more eclectic background on their "spiritual journey to mee
Creationism is another side of the debate on the origins of man. In 1630, John Winthrop and his fellow Puritans came to the Promised Land in hopes of modeling out a nation where "God would be exalted and flourish" (Sheler 1). Perhaps this is where the preconceived notion of our rooted manifestations of the confirmation of a higher being. One cannot undermine a higher being if in fact there is one, but evolutionists would just like some evidence as to the human existence on this planet. During the 1650's, an archbishop of Ireland, James Ussher was the one whom the modern creationists derived their ideals from (Creationism 1123). Creationists believe that because the evolutionists have no spiritual background, that they must look at God through their intellect. Those that oppose evolution aren't misinformed; it's just that they don't like the implications (Marlantes 2). The world is run by energy, and the Laws of Thermodynamics apply only to energy. The second Law of Thermodynamics states the energy will eventually become useless (Onken 1). This means that the Universe couldn't have created itself and that it couldn't have always been here. The only other possible option is that the Universe was created by a supernatural being (Onken 1). Here, the stereotype of science applying only Gould, Stephan Jay. "Nonoverlapping Magistera." SIRS. "Evolution." World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 6, 1994:436-443.
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